Where does “utelukke” come from?
utelukke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lukke, from Danish lukke, from Old Danish lykkiæ, from Old Norse lykja, from Proto-Germanic lukjaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
utelukke (Norwegian Bokmål): to exclude; to rule out
Ancestry of “utelukke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lukke | to close; to shut |
| 2 | Danish | lukke | fastening, lock; cover; closure, flap, tap |
| 3 | Old Danish | lykkiæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | lykja | to shut, to close |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lukjaną | to close, shut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |