Where does “oppvaskklut” come from?

oppvaskklut (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål oppvask, from Norwegian Bokmål vask, from Norwegian Bokmål vaske, from Danish vaske, from Old Norse vaska, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

oppvaskklut (Norwegian Bokmål): a dishcloth

Definitions

  1. a dishcloth

Ancestry of “oppvaskklut”, step by step

oppvaskklut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål oppvask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloppvaskwashing-up (UK), dishwashing
2Norwegian Bokmålvaskany washbasin; a sink; wash
3Norwegian Bokmålvasketo wash
4Danishvaskeplural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo
5Old Norsevaskato wash
6Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
7Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Norwegian Bokmål klut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkluta cloth
2Old Norseklútrkerchief
3Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
4Proto-West Germanicklūt—
5Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
6Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
7Indo-European*gel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →