Where does “svømmebasseng” come from?

svømmebasseng (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk basseng, from French bassin, from Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

svømmebasseng (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of symjebasseng

Definitions

  1. alternative form of symjebasseng

Ancestry of “svømmebasseng”, step by step

svømmebasseng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk basseng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbassenga pool; a basin
2Frenchbassinpond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin
3Middle Frenchbassinbasin
4Old Frenchbacinbasin
5Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
6Late Latinbaccawine jug

via Norwegian Nynorsk svømme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsksvømmeAlternative form of symja
2Norwegian Nynorsksymjato swim
3Old Norsesvimmato swim
4Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →