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
ordekvilibrist traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ekvilibrist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A level or horizontal position, equilibrium |
| 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 | equal |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Norwegian Bokmål ord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ord | a word; word; reputation |
| 2 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Norwegian Nynorsk ord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ord | a word |