Where does “girskift” come from?

girskift (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gir, from English gear, from Middle English gere, from Old Norse gervi, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.

girskift (Norwegian Bokmål): gear change or gear shift

Definitions

  1. gear change or gear shift

Ancestry of “girskift”, step by step

girskift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgirgear; present of gi
2EnglishgearEquipment or paraphernalia, especially that used...
3Middle EnglishgereAlternative form of gery; Alternative form of...
4Old Norsegervigear
5Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
6Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Norwegian Bokmål skift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskifta change; a shift; imperative of skifte
2Norwegian Bokmålskiftea change; to change
3Old Norseskiptato change
4Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
5Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu →