Where does “tverrsnitt” come from?

tverrsnitt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk snitt.

tverrsnitt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cross section

Definitions

  1. a cross section

Ancestry of “tverrsnitt”, step by step

tverrsnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk snitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksnitt

via Norwegian Nynorsk tverr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktverracross
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk snitt