Where does “skraldebøtte” come from?

skraldebøtte (Danish) comes from Danish bøtte, from Old Norse bytta — small tub, pail, bucket.

skraldebøtte (Danish): a rubbish bin, trash can

Definitions

  1. a rubbish bin, trash can

Ancestry of “skraldebøtte”, step by step

skraldebøtte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bøtte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøttea bucket
2Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket

via Danish skrald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskraldgarbage, rubbish; something worthless
Every word from Old Norse bytta →Every word from Danish bøtte →