Where does “ekkolodd” come from?
ekkolodd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lodd, from Danish lod, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.
ekkolodd (Norwegian Bokmål): an echo sounder
Ancestry of “ekkolodd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lodd | a lot; a lottery ticket or prize; a weight |
| 2 | Danish | lod | plumb bob; lead; sinker |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lōt | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laud | lead |