Where does “hardingmål” come from?
hardingmål (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mål, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hardingmål (Norwegian Nynorsk): the dialect of Hardanger
Definitions
- the dialect of Hardanger
Ancestry of “hardingmål”, step by step
hardingmål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mål | aim, goal, purpose, target, destination; measure,... |
| 2 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 3 | Old French | mole | — |
| 4 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English Harding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Harding | — |
| 2 | Swedish | hård | hard; inflexible; rigid; unbending; hard;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | harþer | hard, inflexible; stern, tough; violent, fierce |
| 4 | Old Norse | harðr | hard; hard, stern, severe; hardy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |