Where does “hekkeløper” come from?
hekkeløper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hekk, from German Hecke, from Middle High German hecke, from Old High German hegga, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
hekkeløper (Norwegian Bokmål): a hurdler
Definitions
- a hurdler
Ancestry of “hekkeløper”, step by step
hekkeløper traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hekk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hekk | a hedge; a hurdle; hurdles |
| 2 | German | Hecke | hedge |
| 3 | Middle High German | hecke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hegga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Norwegian Bokmål løper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løper | bishop; a long and narrow carpet; a long and... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlaupari | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | e | Alternative form of ei |