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
Ancestry of “redningsvest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vest | west; a waistcoat |
| 2 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |