Where does “kvadratmeter” come from?

kvadratmeter (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kvadrat — a square.

kvadratmeter (Norwegian Nynorsk): a square metre, or square meter (US) (as above)

Definitions

  1. a square metre, or square meter (US) (as above)

Ancestry of “kvadratmeter”, step by step

kvadratmeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvadrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvadrata square

via Norwegian Nynorsk meter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmetera metre, or meter
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk kvadrat
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