Where does “jernbanemateriell” come from?
jernbanemateriell (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk jernbane, from German Eisenbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô.
jernbanemateriell (Norwegian Nynorsk): rolling stock
Definitions
- rolling stock
Ancestry of “jernbanemateriell”, step by step
jernbanemateriell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk jernbane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | jernbane | a railway (UK), or railroad (US) |
| 2 | German | Eisenbahn | railway, railroad; train |
| 3 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk materiell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | materiell | material; tangible |
| 2 | French | matériel | equipment, supplies; hardware; material |
| 3 | Latin | māteriālis | material (made of matter) |
| 4 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 5 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |