Where does “rekkemotor” come from?
rekkemotor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rekke, from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
rekkemotor (Norwegian Bokmål): an in-line engine, a straight engine
Definitions
- an in-line engine, a straight engine
Ancestry of “rekkemotor”, step by step
rekkemotor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål rekke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rekke | a row or line; a series; number |
| 2 | Old Norse | rekja | to unroll |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Norwegian Bokmål motor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | motor | engine, motor |