Where does “rekkeviddeangst” come from?

rekkeviddeangst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rekkevidde, from Norwegian Nynorsk rekke, from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

rekkeviddeangst (Norwegian Nynorsk): range anxiety

Definitions

  1. range anxiety

Ancestry of “rekkeviddeangst”, step by step

rekkeviddeangst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rekkevidde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrekkevidderange; reach
2Norwegian Nynorskrekkealternative form of rekkje; Alternative form of...
3Old Norserekjato unroll
4Proto-Germanicrakjanąto stretch, to straighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵéyetito straighten, to make straight, to cause to be...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk angst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskangst
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti