Where does “elektrosjokkvåpen” come from?

elektrosjokkvåpen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål elektrosjokk, from Norwegian Bokmål sjokk, from French choc, from Old French choquer, from Frankish skukkōn, from Proto-Germanic skukkōną, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.

elektrosjokkvåpen (Norwegian Bokmål): an electroshock weapon (stun gun, taser)

Definitions

  1. an electroshock weapon (stun gun, taser)

Ancestry of “elektrosjokkvåpen”, step by step

elektrosjokkvåpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål elektrosjokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålelektrosjokkelectroshock
2Norwegian Bokmålsjokkshock
3Frenchchochit, strike; shock; electrical shock
4Old Frenchchoquerto strike against
5Frankishskukkōn—
6Proto-Germanicskukkōnąto shake, move swiftly
7Proto-Germanicskakanąto swing; to shake; to escape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskeg-to jump, spring; to jump; move

via Norwegian Bokmål våpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvåpena weapon; a coat of arms
2Old Norsevápnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skukkōną →