Where does “vanskelig” come from?
vanskelig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vanske, from Norwegian Nynorsk vånd, from Old Norse vǫndr, from Norwegian Nynorsk vinde, from Old Norse vinda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Ancestry of “vanskelig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vanske | difficulty, problem, trouble |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vånd | European water vole; fence wand; timber made of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vǫndr | wand, switch, twig; stripe; wicker, wattle |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vinde | to wind; inflection of vind: ## definite... |
| 5 | Old Norse | vinda | to twist, wring, squeeze, wind; to wind, hoist;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |