Where does “høgtalar” come from?
høgtalar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk høg, from Middle Norwegian høg, from Old Swedish høgher, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic hugiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.
høgtalar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a loudspeaker
Definitions
- a loudspeaker
Ancestry of “høgtalar”, step by step
høgtalar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk høg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | høg | high, tall; high, stoned; loud |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | høg | tall |
| 3 | Old Swedish | høgher | high; hill, barrow |
| 4 | Old Norse | hugr | thought |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hugiz | mind, thought, sense, understanding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |
via Norwegian Nynorsk talar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | talar | a speaker or orator; indefinite masculine plural... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tale | <br>; speech; a speech, talk, discourse, an... |
| 3 | Old Norse | tala | speech, discourse; tale, number; number |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |