Where does “vestafrikansk” come from?
vestafrikansk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vest, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
vestafrikansk (Norwegian Nynorsk): West African
Definitions
- West African
Ancestry of “vestafrikansk”, step by step
vestafrikansk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk vest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vest | west; a waistcoat |
| 2 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Norwegian Nynorsk afrikansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | afrikansk | African |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | -sk | -ish; used to form adjectives from nouns and... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -skr | -ish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |