Where does “garnisonsby” come from?

garnisonsby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk garnison, from French garnison, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from Old French garnir, from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

garnisonsby (Norwegian Nynorsk): a garrison town

Definitions

  1. a garrison town

Ancestry of “garnisonsby”, step by step

garnisonsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk garnison

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgarnisona garrison
2Frenchgarnisongarrison
3Middle Frenchgarnisongarrison
4Old Frenchgarnison—
5Old Frenchgarnirto protect; to arm; to armor
6Frankishwarnijanto ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...
7Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Norwegian Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warnijaną →