Where does “rosemåling” come from?
rosemåling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk måling, from Norwegian Nynorsk måle, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
rosemåling (Norwegian Nynorsk): rosemaling
Definitions
- rosemaling
Ancestry of “rosemåling”, step by step
rosemåling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk måling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | måling | measurement; paint; painting |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | måle | to paint; to measure |
| 3 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 4 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Norwegian Nynorsk rose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rose | a rose; Alternative form of rosa |
| 2 | Old Norse | rós | rose |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rōse | — |
| 4 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 6 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |