Where does “pennestrøk” come from?

pennestrøk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål penn — a pen.

pennestrøk (Norwegian Bokmål): a stroke of the pen

Definitions

  1. a stroke of the pen

Ancestry of “pennestrøk”, step by step

pennestrøk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål penn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpenna pen

via Norwegian Bokmål strøk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrøkan area; a neighbourhood; a stroke
Every word from Norwegian Bokmål penn