Where does “mageplask” come from?

mageplask (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mage, from Norwegian Nynorsk mage, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

mageplask (Norwegian Bokmål): a bellyflop

Definitions

  1. a bellyflop

Ancestry of “mageplask”, step by step

mageplask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmageabdomen, belly, stomach
2Norwegian Nynorskmageabdomen, belly, stomach; to gut; to regurgitate
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Norwegian Bokmål plask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålplaska splash; imperative of plaske
2Norwegian Bokmålplasketo splash; to pour
3Germanplatschento plash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →