Where does “boksehanske” come from?
boksehanske (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bokse, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
boksehanske (Norwegian Nynorsk): a boxing glove
Definitions
- a boxing glove
Ancestry of “boksehanske”, step by step
boksehanske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk bokse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bokse | to box |
| 2 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 3 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Nynorsk hanske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hanske | a glove |
| 2 | Old Norse | hanzki | glove |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hantsche | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | handsko | gauntlet, glove |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hand | A hand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 7 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 8 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 9 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |