Where does “hengelås” come from?
hengelås (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk henge, from Norwegian Nynorsk henga, from Danish hen, from Middle Low German hen, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hengelås (Norwegian Nynorsk): a padlock
Ancestry of “hengelås”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | henge | Alternative form of henga; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | henga | to hang; Alternative form of hengja; definite... |
| 3 | Danish | hen | Used with a verb, indicating a movement towards... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | — |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |