Where does “tilbakeblikk” come from?
tilbakeblikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tilbake, from Norwegian Bokmål til, from Norwegian Bokmål flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
tilbakeblikk (Norwegian Bokmål): a retrospective view, backward glance, flashback
Definitions
- a retrospective view, backward glance, flashback
Ancestry of “tilbakeblikk”, step by step
tilbakeblikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tilbake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tilbake | back |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | til | to |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | flukt | flight, escape |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Norwegian Bokmål blikk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blikk | a glance, look; rolled sheet metal |
| 2 | Old Norse | blik | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | blick | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | blikan | to shine; to appear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīkan | to shine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |