Where does “utløser” come from?
utløser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utløse, from Norwegian Bokmål løse, from Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
utløser (Norwegian Bokmål): trigger; present of utløse
Definitions
- trigger; present of utløse
Ancestry of “utløser”, step by step
utløser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål utløse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | utløse | to release; to set off, start off, trigger; to... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | løse | definite singular of løs; plural of løs; to solve |
| 3 | Old Norse | leysa | to loosen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | er | present of være |