Where does “heisesjakt” come from?

heisesjakt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk heis, from Norwegian Nynorsk heise.

heisesjakt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a lift shaft or liftshaft (UK), elevator shaft (US)

Definitions

  1. a lift shaft or liftshaft (UK), elevator shaft (US)

Ancestry of “heisesjakt”, step by step

heisesjakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk heis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskheiselevator (US), lift (UK)
2Norwegian Nynorskheise—

via Norwegian Nynorsk sjakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksjakta shaft
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk heise →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk heis →