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Where does “utveksle” come from?

utveksle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål veksle, from German wechseln, from Middle High German wëhseln, from Old High German wehsalōn, from Proto-Germanic wihslōną, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

utveksle (Norwegian Bokmål): to exchange

Definitions

  1. to exchange

Ancestry of “utveksle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålveksleto change; to exchange; to alternate
2Germanwechselnchange, exchange
3Middle High Germanwëhseln—
4Old High Germanwehsalōn—
5Proto-Germanicwihslōnąto change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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