Where does “flaskeskute” come from?

flaskeskute (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål flaske, from Old Norse flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

flaskeskute (Norwegian Bokmål): a ship in a bottle

Definitions

  1. a ship in a bottle

Ancestry of “flaskeskute”, step by step

flaskeskute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål flaske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålflaskea bottle
2Old Norseflaskaflask, bottle
3Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
4Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Bokmål skute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskutea vessel, craft, ship esp. a sailing ship
2Old Norseskútaa small craft or cutter; to chide, scold; to jut...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →