Where does “ordekvilibrist” come from?
ordekvilibrist (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ekvilibrist, from French équilibriste, from French équilibre, from Latin æquilībrium, from German Gleichgewicht, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh — to bind, tie.
ordekvilibrist (Norwegian): word equilibrist, master of words
Definitions
- word equilibrist, master of words
Ancestry of “ordekvilibrist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ekvilibrist | an equilibrist, artist who performs balancing... |
| 2 | French | équilibriste | balance artist |
| 3 | French | équilibre | balance, equilibrium; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | æquilībrium | — |
| 5 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 6 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 7 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 8 | Old High German | gilīh | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |