Where does “plantesamfunn” come from?

plantesamfunn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plante, from Norwegian Nynorsk planta, from Old Norse planta, from Middle Low German planten, from Latin plantāre.

plantesamfunn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a plant community

Definitions

  1. a plant community

Ancestry of “plantesamfunn”, step by step

plantesamfunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk plante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskplantea plant; Alternative form of planta
2Norwegian Nynorskplantato plant; definite feminine singular of plante
3Old Norseplantato plant
4Middle Low Germanplanten—
5Latinplantāre—

via Norwegian Nynorsk samfunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksamfunnsociety; community
2Old Norsesamfundrgathering
Every word from Latin plantāre →Every word from Middle Low German planten →Every word from Old Norse planta →