Where does “tøymykner” come from?

tøymykner (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tøy, from Old Norse tygi, from Middle Low German tǖch, from Old Saxon tiuh.

tøymykner (Norwegian Bokmål): fabric softener, or fabric conditioner

Definitions

  1. fabric softener, or fabric conditioner

Ancestry of “tøymykner”, step by step

tøymykner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—

via Norwegian Bokmål mykner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmyknerpresent of mykne
Every word from Old Saxon tiuh →Every word from Middle Low German tǖch →Every word from Old Norse tygi →