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Where does “bakluke” come from?

bakluke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bak, from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bakluke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a tailgate

Definitions

  1. a tailgate

Ancestry of “bakluke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbakat the back, behind; behind; behind, bottom,...
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
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