Where does “kuleramme” come from?
kuleramme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kule, from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
kuleramme (Norwegian Bokmål): an abacus
Definitions
- an abacus
Ancestry of “kuleramme”, step by step
kuleramme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kule | a bullet; a sphere; a ball |
| 2 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pek | peak |
| 5 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |