Where does “utviklingshjelp” come from?

utviklingshjelp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utvikling, from Norwegian Bokmål utvikle, from German entwickeln, from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā — lively, awake; strong.

utviklingshjelp (Norwegian Bokmål): development aid

Definitions

  1. development aid

Ancestry of “utviklingshjelp”, step by step

utviklingshjelp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål utvikling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutviklingevolution; development
2Norwegian Bokmålutvikleto develop
3Germanentwickelnto develop, to gain; to develop; to shape up
4Germanwickelnto wrap
5Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
6Old High Germanwickilī—
7Old High Germanwiohha—
8Proto-Germanic*weukā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via Norwegian Bokmål hjelp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjelpcry for help; help, aid; imperative of hjelpe
2Old Norsehjǫlphelp
3Proto-Germanichelpōhelp, aid, assistance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →