Where does “utløyser” come from?

utløyser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utløyse, from Norwegian Bokmål ut, from Old Norse út, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

utløyser (Norwegian Bokmål): trigger; present of utløyse

Definitions

  1. trigger; present of utløyse

Ancestry of “utløyser”, step by step

utløyser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål utløyse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutløysealternative form of utløse
2Norwegian Bokmålutout; get out!
3Old Norseútout
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Old Norse út →