Where does “tilintetgjøre” come from?

tilintetgjøre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjøre, from Danish gøre, from Old Danish gøræ, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

tilintetgjøre (Norwegian Bokmål): to annihilate, destroy

Definitions

  1. to annihilate, destroy

Ancestry of “tilintetgjøre”, step by step

tilintetgjøre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gjøre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjøreto do
2Danishgøreto do, perform, execute; to make
3Old Danishgøræ—
4Old Norsegerato do, make
5Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
6Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Norwegian Bokmål til

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

via Norwegian Bokmål intet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålintetnothingness; neuter singular of ingen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →