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Where does “komposthaug” come from?

komposthaug (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kompost, from French compost, from Medieval Latin compostum, from Latin compositum, from Latin compositus, from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

komposthaug (Norwegian Nynorsk): a compost heap

Definitions

  1. a compost heap

Ancestry of “komposthaug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkompostcompost; a compost heap
2Frenchcompostcompost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying...
3Medieval Latincompostum—
4Latincomposituminflection of compositus: ##...
5Latincompositusordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,...
6LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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