Where does “kjelke” come from?

kjelke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse kjalki, from Proto-Germanic *kelkô — jaw-bone.

kjelke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sled

Definitions

  1. a sled

Ancestry of “kjelke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekjalkijaw-bone; hand-sledge
2Proto-Germanic*kelkôjaw-bone

Words derived from “kjelke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *kelkô →Every word from Old Norse kjalki →