Where does “startmotor” come from?
startmotor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål starte, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
startmotor (Norwegian Bokmål): a starter or starter motor
Definitions
- a starter or starter motor
Ancestry of “startmotor”, step by step
startmotor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål starte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | starte | to start; starte på nytt - to restart |
| 2 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 3 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 4 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 5 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via Norwegian Bokmål motor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | motor | engine, motor |