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Where does “trykkoker” come from?

trykkoker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trykk, from Norwegian Bokmål trykke, from Old Norse þrykkia, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.

trykkoker (Norwegian Bokmål): a pressure cooker

Definitions

  1. a pressure cooker

Ancestry of “trykkoker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrykkpressure; a print; imperative of trykke
2Norwegian Bokmåltrykketo press; to print
3Old Norseþrykkia—
4Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
6Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
7Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
8Proto-Italictermenos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end
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