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Where does “søppelbøtte” come from?

søppelbøtte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bøtte, from Old Norse bytta — small tub, pail, bucket.

søppelbøtte (Norwegian Bokmål): a rubbish bin , garbage can

Definitions

  1. a rubbish bin , garbage can

Ancestry of “søppelbøtte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbøttea bucket
2Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket
Every word from Old Norse bytta →