Where does “mageplask” come from?

mageplask (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mage, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

mageplask (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bellyflop

Definitions

  1. a bellyflop

Ancestry of “mageplask”, step by step

mageplask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmageabdomen, belly, stomach; to gut; to regurgitate
2Old Norsemagistomach
3Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Norwegian Nynorsk plask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskplaska splash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →