Where does “bindestrek” come from?
bindestrek (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk strek, from Middle Low German streke, from Old Saxon striki, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
bindestrek (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hyphen
Ancestry of “bindestrek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | strek | <br>; a line |
| 2 | Middle Low German | streke | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | striki | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *striki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strikiz | line |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |