Where does “gruvedrift” come from?

gruvedrift (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk drift, from Old Norse drift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

gruvedrift (Norwegian Nynorsk): mining

Definitions

  1. mining

Ancestry of “gruvedrift”, step by step

gruvedrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk drift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdriftoperation; drift; drive
2Old Norsedrift—
3Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Norwegian Nynorsk gruve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgruvea mine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →