Where does “grønlandsk” come from?
grønlandsk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Grønland, from Old Norse Grǿnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
grønlandsk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Greenland , Greenlandic; Greenlandic
Definitions
- Greenland , Greenlandic; Greenlandic
Ancestry of “grønlandsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Grønland | Greenland |
| 2 | Old Norse | Grǿnland | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |