Where does “oppsiktsvekkjande” come from?

oppsiktsvekkjande (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk oppsikt, from German Aufsicht, from German aufsehen — to look up.

oppsiktsvekkjande (Norwegian Nynorsk): remarkable; highly unusual

Definitions

  1. remarkable; highly unusual

Ancestry of “oppsiktsvekkjande”, step by step

oppsiktsvekkjande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk oppsikt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoppsiktattention; supervision, surveillance
2GermanAufsichtsupervision, oversight
3Germanaufsehento look up

via Norwegian Nynorsk vekkjande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvekkjande
Every word from German aufsehen →Every word from German Aufsicht →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk oppsikt →