Where does “nøkkelord” come from?

nøkkelord (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nøkkel, from Middle Norwegian nykill, from Old Norse lykill, from Old Norse lúka, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

nøkkelord (Norwegian Bokmål): a keyword

Definitions

  1. a keyword

Ancestry of “nøkkelord”, step by step

nøkkelord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nøkkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnøkkela key; a spanner or wrench
2Middle Norwegiannykillkey
3Old Norselykillkey
4Old Norselúkato shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,...
5Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Norwegian Bokmål ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålorda word; word; reputation
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Old Norse lúka →