Where does “lyktestolpe” come from?
lyktestolpe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -e-, from Old Norse -ar, from Proto-Germanic -ōz, from Proto-Indo-European -oes.
lyktestolpe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a lamp post
Ancestry of “lyktestolpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -e- | battle |
| 2 | Old Norse | -ar | plural; possessive |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oes | — |