Where does “skiftenøgle” come from?

skiftenøgle (Danish) comes from Danish skifte, from Old Danish skiftæ, from Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

skiftenøgle (Danish): adjustable spanner

Definitions

  1. adjustable spanner

Ancestry of “skiftenøgle”, step by step

skiftenøgle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skifte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskiftechange, changeover; distribution, partition; to...
2Old Danishskiftæ—
3Old Norseskiptato change
4Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
5Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Danish nøgle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnøglekey; clef; ball
2Old Norsehnykillswelling
3Proto-Germanichnukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknewg-to turn, press; to bend, pinch; to press; bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →