Where does “gigantisk” come from?

gigantisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gigant, from Ancient Greek Γίγας, from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς.

gigantisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): gigantic, huge

Definitions

  1. gigantic, huge

Ancestry of “gigantisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgiganta giant
2Ancient GreekΓίγαςone of the Gigantes; a Gigas
3Ancient GreekΓίγᾱς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγᾱς →Every word from Ancient Greek Γίγας →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk gigant →