Where does “kildekode” come from?

kildekode (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kilde, from Old Norse kelda, from Proto-Germanic kaldijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kaldaz, from Proto-Germanic kalaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

kildekode (Norwegian Bokmål): source code

Definitions

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Ancestry of “kildekode”, step by step

kildekode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkildespring; source; fountain
2Old Norsekeldaa well, a spring
3Proto-Germanickaldijǭwell, spring
4Proto-Germanickaldazcold
5Proto-Germanickalanąto be cold, to freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Norwegian Bokmål kode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkodea code
2Latincōdextree trunk; book, notebook
3LatincaudexA tree trunk, stump; A bollard; post; A book,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kalaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaldaz →