Where does “motkandidat” come from?

motkandidat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kandidat, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

motkandidat (Norwegian Nynorsk): an opponent

Definitions

  1. an opponent

Ancestry of “motkandidat”, step by step

motkandidat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kandidat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkandidatcandidate; applicant; examinee; graduate
2Latincandidātusdressed in white
3Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
4Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
5Proto-Italickandēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

via Norwegian Nynorsk mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmotcourage; a meeting; to, towards
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →