Where does “mønstra” come from?

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

mønstra (Norwegian Nynorsk): patterned

Definitions

  1. patterned

Ancestry of “mønstra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmønstera pattern, model
2Old Frenchmonstremonster
3Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
4Proto-Italicmonestrom—
Every word from Proto-Italic monestrom →Every word from Latin mōnstrum →Every word from Old French monstre →