Where does “skiftenøkkel” come from?
skiftenøkkel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skifte, from Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
skiftenøkkel (Norwegian Bokmål): an adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench
Definitions
- an adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench
Ancestry of “skiftenøkkel”, step by step
skiftenøkkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skifte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skifte | a change; to change |
| 2 | Old Norse | skipta | to change |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål nøkkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nøkkel | a key; a spanner or wrench |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | nykill | key |
| 3 | Old Norse | lykill | key |
| 4 | Old Norse | lúka | to shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |