Where does “handelsflåte” come from?
handelsflåte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flåte, from Old Norse flata.
handelsflåte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a merchant fleet
Ancestry of “handelsflåte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flåte | raft; fleet; big man |
| 2 | Old Norse | flata | — |