Where does “veggmåleri” come from?

veggmåleri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk måleri, from Swedish måla, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

veggmåleri (Norwegian Nynorsk): mural

Definitions

  1. mural

Ancestry of “veggmåleri”, step by step

veggmåleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk måleri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmåleripainting, a picture
2Swedishmålato paint; to score
3Old Swedishmālato paint
4Old Norsemálato grind
5Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
6Old Saxon*mālōn—
7Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
8Proto-Albanianmelanablack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Norwegian Nynorsk vegg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvegga wall
2Old NorseVeggrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →