Where does “kvadratkilometer” come from?

kvadratkilometer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kilometer, from Norwegian Nynorsk meter — a metre, or meter.

kvadratkilometer (Norwegian Nynorsk): a square kilometre, or square kilometer (US) (as above)

Definitions

  1. a square kilometre, or square kilometer (US) (as above)

Ancestry of “kvadratkilometer”, step by step

kvadratkilometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kilometer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkilometera kilometre, or kilometer
2Norwegian Nynorskmetera metre, or meter

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvadrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvadrata square
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk meter →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk kilometer →