Where does “nøkkelord” come from?

nøkkelord (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ord, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

nøkkelord (Norwegian Nynorsk): a keyword

Definitions

  1. a keyword

Ancestry of “nøkkelord”, step by step

nøkkelord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskorda word
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Norwegian Nynorsk nøkkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsknøkkelAlternative form of nykel; key
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →