Where does “pressemelding” come from?
pressemelding (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk melding, from Norwegian Nynorsk melde, from Middle Low German melden, from Old Saxon meldōn, from Proto-West Germanic melþōn, from Proto-Germanic *melþōną.
pressemelding (Norwegian Nynorsk): a press release
Definitions
- a press release
Ancestry of “pressemelding”, step by step
pressemelding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk melding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | melding | the act of reporting; message, report; review,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | melde | to report, notify about, file a complaint about;... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | melden | to betray |
| 4 | Old Saxon | meldōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | melþōn | to specify; point out; show; to inform; divulge;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *melþōną | — |