Where does “kjerringløyse” come from?

kjerringløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kjerring, from Old Norse kerling, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kjerringløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): wifelessness

Definitions

  1. wifelessness

Ancestry of “kjerringløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjerringold woman; wife; girl, lady
2Old Norsekerlingwoman, wife; old woman
3Old NorseKarlman
4Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →