Where does “paraplydregg” come from?
paraplydregg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk paraply, from French parapluie, from French pluie, from Middle French pluye, from Old French pluie, from Vulgar Latin plovia, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius.
paraplydregg (Norwegian Nynorsk): an expand grapnel
Definitions
- an expand grapnel
Ancestry of “paraplydregg”, step by step
paraplydregg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk paraply
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | paraply | an umbrella, or brolly |
| 2 | French | parapluie | umbrella for rain |
| 3 | French | pluie | rain |
| 4 | Middle French | pluye | rain; rainfall |
| 5 | Old French | pluie | rain |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | plovia | — |
| 7 | Latin | pluvia | rain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of... |
| 8 | Latin | pluvius | rainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a... |
| 9 | Latin | pluit | It rains; it is raining |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | plowō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pléweti | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk dregg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | dregg | grapnel |