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Where does “kulturgjenstand” come from?

kulturgjenstand (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gjenstand, from German gegenstand, from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

kulturgjenstand (Norwegian Nynorsk): an artefact, or artifact

Definitions

  1. an artefact, or artifact

Ancestry of “kulturgjenstand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgjenstandan object; an item
2Germangegenstand—
3LatinobiectumA charge, accusation
4Latinobiectusoffered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed
5Latinobiciō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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