Where does “dødsfelle” come from?
dødsfelle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål felle, from Old Norse félagi, from Old Norse félag, from Old Norse fé, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
dødsfelle (Norwegian Bokmål): a deathtrap, death trap
Definitions
- a deathtrap, death trap
Ancestry of “dødsfelle”, step by step
dødsfelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål felle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | felle | a trap; someone with whom one has something in... |
| 2 | Old Norse | félagi | one with whom one has joined one's property;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | félag | fellowship, partnership |
| 4 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |