Where does “badetøy” come from?

badetøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tøy, from Old Norse tygi, from Middle Low German tǖch, from Old Saxon tiuh.

badetøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): swimwear

Definitions

  1. swimwear

Ancestry of “badetøy”, step by step

badetøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—

via Norwegian Nynorsk både

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbådeboth
2Old Norsebáðirboth
3Proto-Germanicbaiboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both
Every word from Old Saxon tiuh →Every word from Middle Low German tǖch →Every word from Old Norse tygi →