Where does “terrengløp” come from?
terrengløp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk terreng, from French terrain, from Old French terrain, from Vulgar Latin terranum, from Latin terrenum, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
terrengløp (Norwegian Nynorsk): cross-country
Ancestry of “terrengløp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | terreng | terrain |
| 2 | French | terrain | ground, landscape; field; lot, plot, parcel |
| 3 | Old French | terrain | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | terranum | — |
| 5 | Latin | terrenum | nominative neuter singular of terrēnus;... |
| 6 | Latin | Terra | goddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |