Where does “mottakar” come from?

mottakar (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,...

mottakar (Norwegian Nynorsk): receiver

Definitions

  1. receiver

Ancestry of “mottakar”, step by step

mottakar 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 takar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktakartaker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtąEvery word from Old Norse mót