Where does “redningsflåte” come from?
redningsflåte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk redning, from Norwegian Nynorsk redde, from Norwegian Nynorsk redd, from Old Norse hræddr, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.
redningsflåte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a life raft
Definitions
- a life raft
Ancestry of “redningsflåte”, step by step
redningsflåte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk redning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | redning | rescue; a save |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | redde | Alternative form of redda; definite singular of... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | redd | frightened; afraid; careful with; worried about |
| 4 | Old Norse | hræddr | afraid |
| 5 | Old Norse | hræða | to frighten; to be afraid of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrēdijaną | — |