Where does “profetskjegg” come from?
profetskjegg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk profet, from Old Norse prófeti, from Ecclesiastical Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
profetskjegg (Norwegian Nynorsk): a long and white beard, such as one imagines the Old Testament prophets were sporting
Definitions
- a long and white beard, such as one imagines the Old Testament prophets were sporting
Ancestry of “profetskjegg”, step by step
profetskjegg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk profet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | profet | prophet |
| 2 | Old Norse | prófeti | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | propheta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προφήτης | one who speaks for and interprets the will of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |