Where does “handelsnasjon” come from?

handelsnasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nasjon, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

handelsnasjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): a trading nation

Definitions

  1. a trading nation

Ancestry of “handelsnasjon”, step by step

handelsnasjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk nasjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknasjona nation
2Latinnātiōbirth
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Norwegian Nynorsk handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhandeltrade; a shop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos