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Where does “viskelær” come from?

viskelær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lær, from Old Norse leðr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

viskelær (Norwegian Bokmål): eraser , rubber

Definitions

  1. eraser , rubber

Ancestry of “viskelær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållærleather; imperative of lære
2Old Norseleðrleather
3Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
4Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →