Where does “lommelykt” come from?

lommelykt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lykt, from Middle Low German luchte.

lommelykt (Norwegian Bokmål): a torch, or flashlight

Definitions

  1. a torch, or flashlight

Ancestry of “lommelykt”, step by step

lommelykt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lykt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållykta light, lamp or lantern
2Middle Low Germanluchte—

via Norwegian Bokmål lomme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållommepocket
Every word from Middle Low German luchte →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål lykt →