Where does “tilbakeslag” come from?

tilbakeslag (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.

tilbakeslag (Norwegian Bokmål): a setback

Definitions

  1. a setback

Ancestry of “tilbakeslag”, step by step

tilbakeslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tilbake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltilbakeback
2Norwegian Bokmåltilto
3Norwegian Bokmålfluktflight, escape
4Middle Low Germanvlucht—
5Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
6Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
7Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Bokmål slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålslagA hit; punch; A cardiac stroke; A battle between...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →