Where does “kjærleikssong” come from?

kjærleikssong (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk song, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

kjærleikssong (Norwegian Nynorsk): love song

Definitions

  1. love song

Ancestry of “kjærleikssong”, step by step

kjærleikssong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk song

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksongsong
2Old Norsesǫngrsong
3Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
4Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjærleik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjærleiklove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →