Where does “brevveksle” come from?

brevveksle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brev, from Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brevveksle (Norwegian Bokmål): to exchange letters, correspond

Definitions

  1. to exchange letters, correspond

Ancestry of “brevveksle”, step by step

brevveksle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål brev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbreva letter
2Old Norsebréf
3Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Norwegian Bokmål veksle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålveksleto change; to exchange; to alternate
2Germanwechselnchange, exchange
3Middle High Germanwëhseln
4Old High Germanwehsalōn
5Proto-Germanicwihslōnąto change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis