Where does “medpassasjer” come from?

medpassasjer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medpassasjer (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fellow traveller or passenger person travelling on the same conveyance or tour

Definitions

  1. a fellow traveller or passenger person travelling on the same conveyance or tour

Ancestry of “medpassasjer”, step by step

medpassasjer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmedwith; by; of
2Old Norsemeðwith, along with
3Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Nynorsk passasjer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpassasjera passenger
2Italianpassagero—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →