Where does “kjøretøy” come from?
kjøretøy (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjøre, from Old Norse keyra, from Proto-Germanic kaurijaną, from Proto-Germanic karjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kjøretøy (Norwegian Bokmål): a vehicle
Definitions
- a vehicle
Ancestry of “kjøretøy”, step by step
kjøretøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kjøre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøre | to drive; to ride; to execute |
| 2 | Old Norse | keyra | to whip, lash; to ride; to fling |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaurijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karjaną | to scratch, scrape; to sweep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |