Where does “heissjakt” come from?
heissjakt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sjakt, from German schacht, from Middle Low German schacht, from Old Saxon skaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
heissjakt (Norwegian Bokmål): a lift shaft or liftshaft (UK), elevator shaft (US)
Definitions
- a lift shaft or liftshaft (UK), elevator shaft (US)
Ancestry of “heissjakt”, step by step
heissjakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sjakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sjakt | a shaft |
| 2 | German | schacht | shaft, mineshaft tunnel |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schacht | a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached;... |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skaft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |