Where does “padleåre” come from?
padleåre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk padle, from English paddle, from Middle English padell, from Medieval Latin padela, from Middle English spaddle, from English spade, from Italian spade, from Italian spata.
padleåre (Norwegian Nynorsk): a paddle for a canoe, kayak etc
Definitions
- a paddle for a canoe, kayak etc
Ancestry of “padleåre”, step by step
padleåre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk padle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | padle | to paddle a canoe, kayak etc |
| 2 | English | paddle | A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a... |
| 3 | Middle English | padell | small spade |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | padela | — |
| 5 | Middle English | spaddle | — |
| 6 | English | spade | A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for... |
| 7 | Italian | spade | plural of spada |
| 8 | Italian | spata | spathe |
| 9 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |