Where does “slavinne” come from?

slavinne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk inne, from Old Norse inni.

slavinne (Norwegian Nynorsk): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “slavinne”, step by step

slavinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk inne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinneinside, indoors, in, within
2Old Norseinni—

via Norwegian Nynorsk slave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskslaveslave
Every word from Old Norse inni →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk inne →