Where does “motstykke” come from?

motstykke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mot, from Danish mod, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

motstykke (Norwegian Bokmål): a counterpart; an opposite

Definitions

  1. a counterpart; an opposite

Ancestry of “motstykke”, step by step

motstykke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmotcourage; a meeting; to, towards
2Danishmodcourage; mood; against
3Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Norwegian Bokmål stykke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstykkepiece; a play
2Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
3Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →