Where does “helsevesen” come from?

helsevesen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vesen, from Low German wesen, from Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

helsevesen (Norwegian Nynorsk): health service

Definitions

  1. health service

Ancestry of “helsevesen”, step by step

helsevesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvesena being, creature; nature, disposition; board,...
2Low GermanwesenTo be, to exist
3Middle Low Germanwēsento be
4Old Saxonwesanto be
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Norwegian Nynorsk helse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhelsehealth; Alternative form of helsa
2Old Norseheilsahealth
3Proto-Germanichailisōnąto greet; salute; to inquire; beseech
4Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →