Where does “lagringskapasitet” come from?

lagringskapasitet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lagring, from Norwegian Nynorsk lagre, from Norwegian Nynorsk lager, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą — to lie.

lagringskapasitet (Norwegian Nynorsk): storage capacity

Definitions

  1. storage capacity

Ancestry of “lagringskapasitet”, step by step

lagringskapasitet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lagring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklagringstorage
2Norwegian Nynorsklagreto store; to save; to mature
3Norwegian Nynorsklagera warehouse; a bearing
4Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
5Middle High Germanleger
6Old High Germanlegar
7Old Norselegr
8Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Norwegian Nynorsk kapasitet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkapasitetcapacity
2Latincapācitāscapability; capacity
3LatincapāxThat can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy
4Latin-āxish, -y
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic legrąEvery word from Old Norse legr