Where does “telefonkode” come from?

telefonkode (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kode, from Latin cōdex, from Latin caudex — A tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...

telefonkode (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dialling code, e.g. for international phone calls

Definitions

  1. a dialling code, e.g. for international phone calls

Ancestry of “telefonkode”, step by step

telefonkode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkodea code; to code; raw milk
2Latincōdextree trunk; book, notebook
3LatincaudexA tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktelefona telephone or phone
Every word from Latin caudexEvery word from Latin cōdexEvery word from Norwegian Nynorsk kode