Where does “køyretøy” come from?

køyretøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tøy, from Old Norse tygi, from Middle Low German tǖch, from Old Saxon tiuh.

køyretøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): a vehicle

Definitions

  1. a vehicle

Ancestry of “køyretøy”, step by step

køyretøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—

via Norwegian Nynorsk køyre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskkøyreAlternative form of køyra
Every word from Old Saxon tiuh →Every word from Middle Low German tǖch →Every word from Old Norse tygi →