Where does “gangavstand” come from?
gangavstand (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk avstand, from German Abstand, from Latin distantia, from Latin distāns, from Latin distō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
gangavstand (Norwegian Nynorsk): walking distance
Ancestry of “gangavstand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | avstand | distance |
| 2 | German | Abstand | distance, interspace, spacing, interval |
| 3 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 4 | Latin | distāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | distō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |