Where does “visestatsminister” come from?
visestatsminister (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk statsminister, from Norwegian Nynorsk stat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
visestatsminister (Norwegian Nynorsk): deputy prime minister
Definitions
- deputy prime minister
Ancestry of “visestatsminister”, step by step
visestatsminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk statsminister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | statsminister | a prime minister |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stat | a state, country; the government, authorities |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |