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Where does “politistyrke” come from?

politistyrke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk styrke, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

politistyrke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a police force

Definitions

  1. a police force

Ancestry of “politistyrke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstyrkestrength; force; team; Alternative form of...
2Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
3Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—
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