Where does “mottak” come from?

mottak (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,...

mottak (Norwegian Bokmål): reception, receipt; a reception centre

Definitions

  1. reception, receipt; a reception centre

Ancestry of “mottak”, step by step

mottak 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 tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåltakA roof; ceiling; grip
2Old Norsetakgrip, hold
3Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
4Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “mottak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →