Where does “vindusvisker” come from?

vindusvisker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vindu, from Danish vindue, from Old Norse vindauga, from Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic windaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vindusvisker (Norwegian Bokmål): a windscreen wiper (UK), windshield wiper (US)

Definitions

  1. a windscreen wiper (UK), windshield wiper (US)

Ancestry of “vindusvisker”, step by step

vindusvisker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vindu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvindua window
2Danishvinduewindow
3Old Norsevindaugawindow
4Old Norsevindrwind; awry; second/third-person singular present...
5Proto-Germanicwindazwind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Norwegian Bokmål visker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålviskera wiper; present of viske
2Norwegian Bokmålvisketo rub, wipe, clean; viske ut - to erase, rub out
3Norwegian Bokmålviskimperative of viske
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →