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
Definitions
- a price war
Ancestry of “priskrig”, step by step
priskrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk pris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | krig | war |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krîch | battle; war; fight |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |