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Where does “martnäsvist” come from?

martnäsvist (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian martnä, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

martnäsvist (Westrobothnian): house of merchandise

Definitions

  1. house of merchandise

Ancestry of “martnäsvist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianmartnämarket
2Old Norsemarkaðrmarket
3Old Saxonmarkat—
4Latinmarcātus—
5Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →