Where does “toppmøte” come from?
toppmøte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk møte, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
toppmøte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a summit meeting
Definitions
- a summit meeting
Ancestry of “toppmøte”, step by step
toppmøte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk møte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | møte | a meeting; an encounter; to meet |
| 2 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 3 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 4 | Old French | mode | — |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |