Where does “landsmøte” come from?
landsmøte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk møte, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
landsmøte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a meeting with representatives from all over the...
Definitions
- a meeting with representatives from all over the...
Ancestry of “landsmøte”, step by step
landsmøte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk møte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | møte | a meeting; an encounter; to meet |
| 2 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 3 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 4 | Old French | mode | — |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |