Where does “stikkontakt” come from?
stikkontakt (Danish) comes from Danish kontakt, from Latin contactus, from Latin contingō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
stikkontakt (Danish): a socket, power outlet
Definitions
- a socket, power outlet
Ancestry of “stikkontakt”, step by step
stikkontakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kontakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kontakt | A contact person; Contact; A socket, power outlet |
| 2 | Latin | contactus | touched on all sides, having been touched on all... |
| 3 | Latin | contingō | to touch on all sides, take hold of, come into contact with |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Danish stik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stik | prick, stab; sting |
| 2 | Danish | stikke | stick; put; thrust |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stecken | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stekan | to stick; to stab; to stitch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |