Where does “drikkelek” come from?
drikkelek (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lek, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
drikkelek (Norwegian Bokmål): a drinking game
Ancestry of “drikkelek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lek | play, playing; a game, contest; the lek, currency... |
| 2 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 4 | Latin | lāicus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |