Where does “midthavsrygg” come from?
midthavsrygg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rygg, from Norwegian Nynorsk råd, from Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
midthavsrygg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mid-ocean ridge
Definitions
- a mid-ocean ridge
Ancestry of “midthavsrygg”, step by step
midthavsrygg traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk rygg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rygg | back; ridge; spine |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | råd | advice; a council; a councillor |
| 3 | Old Norse | ráð | advice, counsel; council |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Norwegian Nynorsk midt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | midt | in the middle; middle |
| 2 | Old Norse | miðr | middle; comparative degree of lítt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midjaz | middle, mid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |