Where does “stikkontakt” come from?

stikkontakt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kontakt, from Latin contactus, from Latin contingō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

stikkontakt (Norwegian Bokmål): a socket, power outlet

Definitions

a socket, power outlet

Ancestry of “stikkontakt”, step by step

stikkontakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kontakt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	kontakt	a contact; an electrical socket; imperative of...
2	Latin	contactus	touched on all sides, having been touched on all...
3	Latin	contingō	to touch on all sides, take hold of, come into contact with
4	Latin	cōn-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
6	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
7	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
8	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
9	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10	Middle English	kyt	—
11	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12	Old High German	kuti	—
13	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
14	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
15	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
16	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Norwegian Bokmål stikk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	stikk	imperative of stikke; sting
2	Norwegian Bokmål	stikke	to stick, prick, stab, pierce, cut, thrust, put,...
3	Old Norse	stakk	—
4	Old Norse	stinga	to put, to stick
5	Proto-Germanic	stinganą	to stick out; protrude; to sting
6	Proto-Indo-European	ste(n)gʰ-	to stick

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →