Where does “dykkermaske” come from?
dykkermaske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål maske, from Old Norse mǫskvi, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
dykkermaske (Norwegian Bokmål): a diving mask
Definitions
- a diving mask
Ancestry of “dykkermaske”, step by step
dykkermaske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål maske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | maske | a mask; a stitch; mesh |
| 2 | Old Norse | mǫskvi | loop, stitch; mesh |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |