Where does “naturskog” come from?

naturskog (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk natur, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naturskog (Norwegian Nynorsk): a natural forest as above

Definitions

  1. a natural forest as above

Ancestry of “naturskog”, step by step

naturskog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk natur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknaturnature
2Latinnātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Norwegian Nynorsk skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos