Where does “vitskapsmann” come from?
vitskapsmann (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vitskap, 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,...
vitskapsmann (Norwegian Nynorsk): a scientist
Definitions
- a scientist
Ancestry of “vitskapsmann”, step by step
vitskapsmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk vitskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vitskap | science |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skåp | a cupboard, closet |
| 3 | Middle Norwegian | skáp | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |