Where does “spøkelsesby” come from?
spøkelsesby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk by, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
spøkelsesby (Norwegian Nynorsk): a ghost town
Ancestry of “spøkelsesby”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | by | town, city; to command, order; to bid, offer |
| 2 | Old Norse | bjóða | to offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |