Where does “mønster” come from?

mønster (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old French monstre, from Latin mōnstrum, from Proto-Italic monestrom.

mønster (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pattern, model

Definitions

  1. a pattern, model

Ancestry of “mønster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmonstremonster
2Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
3Proto-Italicmonestrom—

Words derived from “mønster”

Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →