Where does “elektronikskrot” come from?

elektronikskrot (Danish) comes from Danish elektronik, from Danish ik, from Danish ik' — Eye dialect spelling of ikke.

elektronikskrot (Danish): e-scrap, e-waste

Definitions

  1. e-scrap, e-waste

Ancestry of “elektronikskrot”, step by step

elektronikskrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish elektronik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishelektronikelectronics
2DanishikAlternative form of ik'
3Danishik'Eye dialect spelling of ikke

via Danish skrot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskrotscrap, junk
2Middle Low Germanschrôt—
3Old Saxonskrōt—
Every word from Danish ik' →Every word from Danish ik →Every word from Danish elektronik →