Where does “hullemaskin” come from?

hullemaskin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

hullemaskin (Norwegian Bokmål): a punch, hole punch, paper punch

Definitions

  1. a punch, hole punch, paper punch

Ancestry of “hullemaskin”, step by step

hullemaskin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmaskina machine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Norwegian Bokmål hull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhulla hole; imperative of hulle
2Danishhulhole; gap; blank
3Old Norsehóla hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Bokmål e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåleAlternative form of ei
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή