Where does “kordirigent” come from?

kordirigent (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kor, from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

kordirigent (Norwegian Nynorsk): choirmaster, conductor of a choir

Definitions

  1. choirmaster, conductor of a choir

Ancestry of “kordirigent”, step by step

kordirigent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkorhow; where; choir
2Old Norsehvarwhere
3Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
4Proto-Germanichwēr
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís

via Norwegian Nynorsk dirigent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdirigenta conductor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwērEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwar