Where does “generalforsamling” come from?

generalforsamling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk forsamling, from Middle Low German vorsamelen.

generalforsamling (Norwegian Nynorsk): a general meeting; a general assembly

Definitions

  1. a general meeting; a general assembly

Ancestry of “generalforsamling”, step by step

generalforsamling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk forsamling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskforsamlingan assembly
2Middle Low Germanvorsamelen—

via Norwegian Nynorsk general

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgenerala general
Every word from Middle Low German vorsamelen →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk forsamling →