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Where does “tillate” come from?

tillate (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk til, from Norwegian Nynorsk flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

tillate (Norwegian Bokmål): to allow; to permit

Definitions

  1. to allow; to permit

Ancestry of “tillate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktilto; for; of
2Norwegian Nynorskflukt—
3Middle Low Germanvlucht—
4Proto-West Germanic*fluhtī—
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

Words derived from “tillate”

  • utillatelig
  • tillatelse
  • tillatelig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →