Where does “nødsignal” come from?

nødsignal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk signal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

nødsignal (Norwegian Nynorsk): a distress signal

Definitions

  1. a distress signal

Ancestry of “nødsignal”, step by step

nødsignal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk signal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksignala signal
2Medieval Latinsignalesignal
3Latinsignālis—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Norwegian Nynorsk nød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknødneed, necessity; want, poverty; distress, in...
2Old Norsenauðdistress; need, necessity
3Proto-Norseᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᛉneed
4Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →