Where does “augelok” come from?
augelok (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk løk, from Norwegian Nynorsk lokomotiv, from English locomotive, from French locomotif, from Vulgar Latin motivus, from Latin motus, from Latin movere, from Latin moveo — to move.
augelok (Norwegian Nynorsk): an eyelid
Definitions
- an eyelid
Ancestry of “augelok”, step by step
augelok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk løk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løk | Alternative form of lauk |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lokomotiv | a locomotive |
| 3 | English | locomotive | The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches... |
| 4 | French | locomotif | locomotive |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | motivus | moving; stirred; moved |
| 6 | Latin | motus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved;... |
| 7 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |