Where does “bykse” come from?

bykse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse byxa — jump.

bykse (Norwegian Bokmål): to leap, bounce, bound, jerk

Definitions

  1. to leap, bounce, bound, jerk

Ancestry of “bykse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebyxajump
Every word from Old Norse byxa