eventyr
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-n1
Definitions
- an adventure
- fairy tale (a folktale)
- something exceptionally great
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse æfintýr derived from Middle Low German eventü̂r, eventü̂re derived from Middle French adventure (aventure).
Origin
Middle French
adventure
Gloss
aventure
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eventyr Norwegian Bokmål
- äventyr Swedish
- æfintýr Old Norse
- avanture Old French
- a(d)venture, adventure Middle French
- adventure Middle French
- eventü̂r, eventü̂re Middle Low German
- eventǖre, eventǖr(e) Middle Low German