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Where does “tilskrive” come from?

tilskrive (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

tilskrive (Norwegian Bokmål): to ascribe or attribute to

Definitions

  1. to ascribe or attribute to

Ancestry of “tilskrive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltilto
2Norwegian Bokmålflukt—
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
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