Where does “plyndringsgrop” come from?

plyndringsgrop (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk plyndring, from Norwegian Nynorsk plyndre, from Middle Low German plünderen — to plunder.

plyndringsgrop (Norwegian Nynorsk): A depression on top of a tumulus made by digging activity of graverobbers

Definitions

  1. A depression on top of a tumulus made by digging activity of graverobbers

Ancestry of “plyndringsgrop”, step by step

plyndringsgrop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk plyndring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskplyndringpillaging
2Norwegian Nynorskplyndreto loot, plunder, pillage
3Middle Low Germanplünderento plunder

via Norwegian Nynorsk grop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgropa depression, hollow, hole, cavity, pothole
Every word from Middle Low German plünderen →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk plyndre →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk plyndring →