Where does “dreiemoment” come from?
dreiemoment (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dreie, from Middle Low German dreien, from Old Saxon thrāian, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
dreiemoment (Norwegian Bokmål): torque
Definitions
- torque
Ancestry of “dreiemoment”, step by step
dreiemoment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dreie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dreie | to turn; to rotate |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dreien | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thrāian | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Norwegian Bokmål moment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | moment | — |