Where does “høgsterettsdommar” come from?
høgsterettsdommar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk dommar, from Old Norse dómari, from Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
høgsterettsdommar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a supreme court justice
Definitions
- a supreme court justice
Ancestry of “høgsterettsdommar”, step by step
høgsterettsdommar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk dommar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | dommar | a judge; a referee, an umpire; indefinite plural... |
| 2 | Old Norse | dómari | a judge, one who judges |
| 3 | Old Norse | dómr | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Norwegian Nynorsk høgsterett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | høgsterett | a supreme court |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rett | right; straight; a right |
| 3 | Old Norse | réttr | right |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |