Where does “symjebasseng” come from?

symjebasseng (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.

symjebasseng (Norwegian Nynorsk): a swimming pool

Definitions

  1. a swimming pool

Ancestry of “symjebasseng”, step by step

symjebasseng 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 symje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksymjeto swim
2Old Norsesymjato swim
3Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
4Proto-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 →