Where does “innlandsby” come from?

innlandsby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk by, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

innlandsby (Norwegian Nynorsk): an inland town or city

Definitions

  1. an inland town or city

Ancestry of “innlandsby”, step by step

innlandsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Norwegian Nynorsk innland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinnlandthe inland, interior; innland og utland - home...
2Old Norseinnland—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Old Norse bjóða →