Where does “høyttaler” come from?
høyttaler (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høyt, from Norwegian Bokmål høy, from Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
høyttaler (Norwegian Bokmål): a loudspeaker, or speaker
Definitions
- a loudspeaker, or speaker
Ancestry of “høyttaler”, step by step
høyttaler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål høyt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høyt | neuter singular of høy; highly, very much |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | høy | high, tall; loud; hay |
| 3 | Old Norse | hey | hay |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawją | hay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Norwegian Bokmål taler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | taler | a speaker; indefinite plural of tale; present of... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | tåle | to bear, endure, stand, tolerate |
| 3 | Old Norse | þola | to bear, endure, suffer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þulāną | to bear, to endure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |