Where does “akuttmottak” come from?
akuttmottak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk akutt, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
akuttmottak (Norwegian Nynorsk): emergency room
Definitions
- emergency room
Ancestry of “akuttmottak”, step by step
akuttmottak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk akutt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | akutt | acute |
| 2 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 3 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Norwegian Nynorsk mottak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mottak | reception, receipt; a reception centre |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tak | roof; ceiling; grip |
| 3 | Old Norse | tak | grip, hold |
| 4 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |