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 US, rubber UK

Definitions

  1. eraser US, rubber UK

Ancestry of “viskelær”, step by step

viskelær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållærleather; imperative of lære
2Old Norseleðrleather
3Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
4Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

via Norwegian Bokmål viske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvisketo rub, wipe, clean; viske ut - to erase, rub out
2Norwegian Bokmålviskimperative of viske
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →