Where does “skriftespegel” come from?
skriftespegel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spegel, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
skriftespegel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a collection of questions which might be used by the confessor to prepare for their confessional
Definitions
- a collection of questions which might be used by the confessor to prepare for their confessional
Ancestry of “skriftespegel”, step by step
skriftespegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk spegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | spegel | mirror |
| 2 | Old Norse | spegill | mirror, looking glass Synonym: skuggsjá |
| 3 | Middle Low German | spēgel | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 7 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Dutch biechtspiegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | biechtspiegel | manual of confession |
| 2 | Dutch | biecht | confession |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | biechte | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bigihti | — |