Where does “grønskifer” come from?

grønskifer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skifer, from German Schiefer, from Middle High German schiver, from Old High German skivaro.

grønskifer (Norwegian Nynorsk): greenschist

Definitions

  1. greenschist

Ancestry of “grønskifer”, step by step

grønskifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skifer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskiferschist, shale, slate
2GermanSchiefershale, slate; small splinter
3Middle High Germanschiver—
4Old High Germanskivaro—

via Norwegian Nynorsk grøn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrøngreen; unexperienced; politics with focus on...
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Old High German skivaro →Every word from Middle High German schiver →Every word from German Schiefer →
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