Where does “landsgjennomsnitt” come from?

landsgjennomsnitt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landsgjennomsnitt (Norwegian Nynorsk): national average

Definitions

  1. national average

Ancestry of “landsgjennomsnitt”, step by step

landsgjennomsnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklandcountry; land; urine from livestock
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Norwegian Nynorsk gjennomsnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgjennomsnittan average
2GermanDurchschnittaverage; intersection
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →