Where does “plassmangel” come from?
plassmangel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mangel, from German mangel, from Middle High German mange, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
plassmangel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a lack or shortage of space
Definitions
- a lack or shortage of space
Ancestry of “plassmangel”, step by step
plassmangel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mangel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mangel | a lack or shortage |
| 2 | German | mangel | inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mange | mangle |
| 4 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk plass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | plass | room, space; a place |
| 2 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |