Where does “kroppsøving” come from?

kroppsøving (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kropp, from Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kroppsøving (Norwegian Nynorsk): physical education; gym

Definitions

  1. physical education; gym

Ancestry of “kroppsøving”, step by step

kroppsøving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kropp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkroppa body
2Old Norsekropprbody
3Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Norwegian Nynorsk øving

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskøvingpractice; exercise; drill, rehearsal, training
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz →