Where does “potetplante” come from?

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

potetplante (Norwegian Nynorsk): a potato plant, Solanum tuberosum

Definitions

  1. a potato plant, Solanum tuberosum

Ancestry of “potetplante”, step by step

potetplante 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 potet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpoteta potato
2EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
3Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
4Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Latin plantāre →Every word from Middle Low German planten →Every word from Old Norse planta →