Where does “priskrig” come from?
priskrig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pris, from Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German prīs, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
priskrig (Norwegian Nynorsk): a price war
Ancestry of “priskrig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | pris | a price; a fare; a prize |
| 2 | Old Norse | príss | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | prīs | — |
| 4 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 5 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |