Where does “redningsvest” come from?
redningsvest (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vest, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
redningsvest (Norwegian Nynorsk): a life jacket
Definitions
- a life jacket
Ancestry of “redningsvest”, step by step
redningsvest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk vest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vest | west; a waistcoat |
| 2 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
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 | — |