Where does “motåtak” come from?

motåtak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk åtak, from Old Norse átak, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

motåtak (Norwegian Nynorsk): a counter-attack

Definitions

a counter-attack

Ancestry of “motåtak”, step by step

motåtak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk åtak

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	åtak	attack
2	Old Norse	átak	—
3	Old Norse	á	river; Alternative form of ær; on
4	Proto-Norse	ᚨᚾ	on
5	Proto-Germanic	ana	on, at; on, onto; ana
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂en-	on, onto

via Norwegian Nynorsk mot

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	mot	courage; a meeting; to, towards
2	Old Norse	mót	meeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3	Proto-Germanic	mōtą	meeting
4	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

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