ombudsmann
Norwegian
noun-comireg
Definitions
- an ombudsman
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse umboðsmaðr (steward, a representative, ombudsman, an attorney, commissary, an ombudsman).
Origin
Old Norse
umboðsmaðr
Gloss
steward, a representative, ombudsman, an attorney, commissary, an ombudsman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ombudsman Swedish
- maðr Old Norse
- umboð Old Norse
- umboðsmaðr Old Norse
- ombudsmand Danish
- umboðsmaður Icelandic
- umboðsmaður Faroese