Where does “kongebesøk” come from?

kongebesøk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk konge, from Old Norse kongr, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kongebesøk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a royal visit

Definitions

  1. a royal visit

Ancestry of “kongebesøk”, step by step

kongebesøk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk konge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkongeking; fantastic, great
2Old Norsekongrking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Norwegian Nynorsk besøk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbesøkvisit
2GermanBesuchvisit, call; visitor or visitors
3Middle High Germanbesuoch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →