Where does “telefonsamtale” come from?

telefonsamtale (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk samtale, from Old Norse samtala.

telefonsamtale (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; a telephone conversation, telephone call

Definitions

  1. <br>; a telephone conversation, telephone call

Ancestry of “telefonsamtale”, step by step

telefonsamtale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk samtale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksamtale<br>; conversation
2Old Norsesamtala—

via Norwegian Nynorsk telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktelefona telephone or phone
Every word from Old Norse samtala →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk samtale →