Where does “likestilling” come from?
likestilling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk likestille, from Norwegian Nynorsk stille, from Norwegian Bokmål stille, from Old Norse stilla, from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon stillian, from Proto-West Germanic stillijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan — he, she.
likestilling (Norwegian Nynorsk): equality e.g. between sexes
Definitions
- equality e.g. between sexes
Ancestry of “likestilling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | likestille | to compare, equate |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stille | quiet; still; quiet, silent |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | stille | silent; still; quiet |
| 4 | Old Norse | stilla | to calm |
| 5 | Middle Low German | stillen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | stillian | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stillijan | to make still, quiet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |