Where does “immunforsvar” come from?

immunforsvar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk forsvar, from Norwegian Nynorsk forsvara, from Danish forsvare — to justify.

immunforsvar (Norwegian Nynorsk): immune system

Definitions

  1. immune system

Ancestry of “immunforsvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskforsvardefence; military force
2Norwegian Nynorskforsvarato defend; definite plural of forsvar
3Danishforsvareto justify
Every word from Danish forsvare →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk forsvara →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk forsvar →