Where does “homoekteskap” come from?
homoekteskap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ekteskap, from Norwegian Nynorsk -skap, from Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
homoekteskap (Norwegian Nynorsk): gay marriage
Definitions
- gay marriage
Ancestry of “homoekteskap”, step by step
homoekteskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk ekteskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ekteskap | marriage |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -skap | -ship, -hood; -ness, -ity; -hood |
| 3 | Old Norse | -skapr | Used to form nouns from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |