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

  1. emergency room

Ancestry of “akuttmottak”, step by step

akuttmottak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk akutt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskakuttacute
2Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
3Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Norwegian Nynorsk mottak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmottakreception, receipt; a reception centre
2Norwegian Nynorsktakroof; ceiling; grip
3Old Norsetakgrip, hold
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱusEvery word from Proto-Italic akus