Where does “krigskyrkjegard” come from?

krigskyrkjegard (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk krig, from Middle Low German krîch, from Old Saxon krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

krigskyrkjegard (Norwegian Nynorsk): A war cemetery

Definitions

  1. A war cemetery

Ancestry of “krigskyrkjegard”, step by step

krigskyrkjegard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkrigwar
2Middle Low Germankrîchbattle; war; fight
3Old Saxonkrīg
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkjegard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkyrkjegardcemetery, graveyard
2Norwegian Nynorskgardfarm; townhouse; fence
3Old Norsegarðra fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a...
4Proto-Germanicgardazenclosure; court, yard; garden
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-