Where does “boksermotor” come from?

boksermotor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bokser, from German boxer, from German boxen, from Italian boxare, from Russian боксировать, from Russian бокс, from French boxe, from English box — he, she.

boksermotor (Norwegian Bokmål): a boxer engine

Definitions

  1. a boxer engine

Ancestry of “boksermotor”, step by step

boksermotor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bokser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbokserindefinite plural of boks; a boxer; present tense...
2Germanboxerboxer
3Germanboxento box
4Italianboxareto box
5Russianбоксироватьto box
6Russianбоксboxing; box; box cut
7FrenchboxeCombat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;...
8EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
9Frenchboxerboxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box
10French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
11English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
12Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
13Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
14Latin-ārefirst conjugation
15Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
16Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
17Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
18Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
19Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Bokmål motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmotorengine, motor
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from French -er
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