Where does “sporveksel” come from?
sporveksel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål veksel, from German Wechsel, from Middle High German wëhsel, from Old High German wehsal, from Proto-Germanic wihslaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
sporveksel (Norwegian Bokmål): points , a switch
Ancestry of “sporveksel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | veksel | a bill of exchange |
| 2 | German | Wechsel | change; bill of exchange |
| 3 | Middle High German | wëhsel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wehsal | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wihslaz | change |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |