Where does “samansetting” come from?
samansetting (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk saman, from Norwegian Nynorsk henge, from Norwegian Nynorsk henga, from Danish hen, from Middle Low German hen, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
samansetting (Norwegian Nynorsk): composition; compound, compound word
Definitions
- composition; compound, compound word
Ancestry of “samansetting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | saman | together |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | henge | Alternative form of henga; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | henga | to hang; Alternative form of hengja; definite... |
| 4 | Danish | hen | Used with a verb, indicating a movement towards... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | hen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | — |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |