Where does “stoppsignal” come from?

stoppsignal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål signal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

stoppsignal (Norwegian Bokmål): a stop signal, danger signal

Definitions

  1. a stop signal, danger signal

Ancestry of “stoppsignal”, step by step

stoppsignal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål signal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsignala signal
2Medieval Latinsignalesignal
3Latinsignālis—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Norwegian Bokmål stopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstoppstuffing, filling, padding; <br>; a stop, halt,...
2Norwegian Bokmålstoppeto stop
3Low Germanstoppento stop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →
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