Where does “ordklasse” come from?

ordklasse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ord, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordklasse (Norwegian Nynorsk): a part of speech

Definitions

  1. a part of speech

Ancestry of “ordklasse”, step by step

ordklasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskorda word
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Norwegian Nynorsk klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskklasse<br>; a class
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą
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