Where does “motorkjøretøy” come from?
motorkjøretøy (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjøretøy, 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...
motorkjøretøy (Norwegian Bokmål): a motor vehicle
Definitions
- a motor vehicle
Ancestry of “motorkjøretøy”, step by step
motorkjøretøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kjøretøy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøretøy | a vehicle |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøre | to drive; to ride; to execute |
| 3 | Old Norse | keyra | to whip, lash; to ride; to fling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaurijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karjaną | to scratch, scrape; to sweep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Norwegian Bokmål motor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | motor | engine, motor |