herkomst
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hercompst, a derivative of Middle Dutch hercōmen (“to come from, originate from”), equivalent to her- + komen + -st.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: her‧komst
Noun
herkomst f (plural herkomsten)
- origin, descent
Synonyms
- oorsprong
- afkomst
See also
- toekomst
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Dutch herkomst or German Low German Herkummst, related to German Herkunft.
Noun
herkomst m (definite singular herkomsten, indefinite plural herkomster, definite plural herkomstene)
- ancestry, descent, origin
References
- “herkomst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “herkomst” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).