Where does “franskmann” come from?
franskmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fransk, from Middle Low German fransch, from Old French Franceis, from Latin Franciscus, from Latin francia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
franskmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a French person, Frenchman, Frenchwoman (person from France)
Definitions
- a French person, Frenchman, Frenchwoman (person from France)
Ancestry of “franskmann”, step by step
franskmann traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fransk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fransk | French |
| 2 | Middle Low German | fransch | — |
| 3 | Old French | Franceis | — |
| 4 | Latin | Franciscus | French; Frankish |
| 5 | Latin | francia | nominative plural of francium; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Norwegian Nynorsk mann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mann | man; human being, person; person with certain... |
| 2 | Old Norse | mann | accusative singular indefinite of maðr |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via German Franzmann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Franzmann | Frenchy |