Where does “jettegryte” come from?

jettegryte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish Jette, from Danish Henriette, from French Henriette, from French Henri, from Old French Henri, from Latin Henrīcus, from Old High German Haimirich, from Old High German rihhi — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

jettegryte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a giant's kettle, glacial pothole

Definitions

  1. a giant's kettle, glacial pothole

Ancestry of “jettegryte”, step by step

jettegryte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Jette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishJette—
2DanishHenriette—
3FrenchHenriette—
4FrenchHenriHenry
5Old FrenchHenri—
6LatinHenrīcus—
7Old High GermanHaimirich—
8Old High Germanrihhirich; empire, kingdom, realm
9Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
10Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
11Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
12Proto-Celticrīxsking
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Norwegian Nynorsk gryte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrytea cooking pot, cauldron; a stew, casserole
2Old Norsegrýta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →