Where does “lommetørkle” come from?

lommetørkle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lomme — pocket.

lommetørkle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a handkerchief

Definitions

  1. a handkerchief

Ancestry of “lommetørkle”, step by step

lommetørkle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lomme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklommepocket

via Norwegian Nynorsk tørkle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktørklekerchief, scarf
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk lomme →