herkomst

Borrowed from Middle Low German herkomst, German Herkunft. A verbal noun of German herkommen.

• IPA^(key): [ˈhaɐ̯ˌkʰʌmˀsd̥]

herkomst c (singular definite herkomsten, plural indefinite herkomster)

1. origin

• “herkomst” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Dutch hercompst, a derivative of Middle Dutch hercōmen (“to come from, originate from”), equivalent to her (“hither”) +‎ komen (“to come”) +‎ st.

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• Hyphenation: her‧komst

herkomst f (plural herkomsten)

1. origin, descent

• oorsprong
• afkomst

• toekomst

From Dutch herkomst or German Low German Herkummst, related to German Herkunft.

herkomst m (definite singular herkomsten, indefinite plural herkomster, definite plural herkomstene)

1. ancestry, descent, origin

• “herkomst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “herkomst” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).