Where does “varsellampe” come from?
varsellampe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lampe, from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.
varsellampe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a warning light
Definitions
- a warning light
Ancestry of “varsellampe”, step by step
varsellampe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk lampe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lampe | <br>; a lamp |
| 2 | Old Norse | lampi | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lampe | — |
| 4 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Norwegian Nynorsk varsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | varsel | notification, alert, heads-up; omen, sign;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vare | an article or item; a commodity; goods,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |