Where does “provinsby” come from?

provinsby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk by, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

provinsby (Norwegian Nynorsk): a provincial town or city

Definitions

  1. a provincial town or city

Ancestry of “provinsby”, step by step

provinsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Norwegian Nynorsk provins

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskprovinsa province
2Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Old Norse bjóða →