Where does “buksesele” come from?

buksesele (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sele, from Old Norse seli, from Proto-Germanic *silô — harness.

buksesele (Norwegian Nynorsk): braces (UK), suspenders (US) straps used to keep trousers up

Definitions

  1. braces (UK), suspenders (US) straps used to keep trousers up

Ancestry of “buksesele”, step by step

buksesele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskselea harness; braces or suspenders
2Old Norseseliharness; dative singular of sel n; dative...
3Proto-Germanic*silôharness

via Norwegian Nynorsk bukse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbuksetrousers
2Middle Low Germanbuxe—
3Middle Low Germanhôse—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *silô →Every word from Old Norse seli →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk sele →