Where does “gøymestad” come from?
gøymestad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gøyme, from Old Norse geyma, from Proto-Germanic gaumijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
gøymestad (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hiding place
Definitions
- a hiding place
Ancestry of “gøymestad”, step by step
gøymestad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk gøyme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gøyme | to hide, cover, keep out of sight |
| 2 | Old Norse | geyma | keep, watch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaumijaną | to heed, notice, observe, keep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |