Where does “vennskapsby” come from?

vennskapsby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vennskap, from Norwegian Nynorsk skåp, from Middle Norwegian skáp, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

vennskapsby (Norwegian Nynorsk): a twin town or sister city

Definitions

  1. a twin town or sister city

Ancestry of “vennskapsby”, step by step

vennskapsby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vennskap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvennskapa friendship (as above)
2Norwegian Nynorskskåpa cupboard, closet
3Middle Norwegianskáp—
4Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
5Old Saxonskāpsheep
6Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
7Proto-Germanicskapąshape
8Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
9Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →