Where does “draugkakk” come from?

draugkakk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk draug, from Old Norse draugr, from Proto-Germanic draugaz, from Proto-Germanic dreuganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

draugkakk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a death omen in the form of knocking sounds in the walls of a house

Definitions

  1. a death omen in the form of knocking sounds in the walls of a house

Ancestry of “draugkakk”, step by step

draugkakk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk draug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdrauga corporeal undead from Norse mythology and...
2Old Norsedraugrghost, spirit, undead; dry wood
3Proto-Germanicdraugazapparition, ghost, delusion
4Proto-Germanicdreuganąto mislead, to deceive; to serve, to be a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Estonian kakk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankakkowl; loaf of bread or white bread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuganą