Where does “bykse” come from?
bykse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse byxa — jump.
bykse (Norwegian Bokmål): to leap, bounce, bound, jerk
Definitions
- to leap, bounce, bound, jerk
Ancestry of “bykse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | byxa | jump |