Where does “tilknytning” come from?
tilknytning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tilknytte, 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.
tilknytning (Norwegian Bokmål): connection; association
Definitions
- connection; association
Ancestry of “tilknytning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tilknytte | to connect / link to; to affiliate / associate... |
| 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 |