Where does “pennesplitt” come from?

pennesplitt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål splitt, from Middle Low German splitt.

pennesplitt (Norwegian Bokmål): a nib

Definitions

  1. a nib

Ancestry of “pennesplitt”, step by step

pennesplitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål splitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsplitta slit or split; imperative of splitte
2Middle Low Germansplitt—

via Norwegian Bokmål penn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpenna pen
Every word from Middle Low German splitt →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål splitt →