Where does “orsake” come from?
orsake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk orsaka, from Norwegian Nynorsk ør, from Old Norse eyrr, from Proto-Germanic aurī, from Proto-Germanic auraz, from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
orsake (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of orsaka
Definitions
- Alternative form of orsaka
Ancestry of “orsake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | orsaka | to apologise |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ør | dizzy, woozy; Alternative form of øyr; form... |
| 3 | Old Norse | eyrr | a gravel bank |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aurī | a river bank, or sandbank at the river’s mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | auraz | wet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Huh₁-ró-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |