Where does “hykleri” come from?
hykleri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hykle, from Middle Low German hüchelen, from Proto-Germanic hiwją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
hykleri (Norwegian Bokmål): hypocrisy
Ancestry of “hykleri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | hykle | be hypocritical, to feign |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hüchelen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |