Where does “motangrep” come from?

motangrep (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mot, from Old Norse mót, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

motangrep (Norwegian Nynorsk): a counter-attack

Definitions

  1. a counter-attack

Ancestry of “motangrep”, step by step

motangrep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmotcourage; a meeting; to, towards
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk angrep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskangrepan attack
2Norwegian NynorskangripeAlternative form of angripa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Old Norse mót →