Where does “rekkjefølgje” come from?

rekkjefølgje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rekkje, 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.

rekkjefølgje (Norwegian Nynorsk): order, sequence, ranking

Definitions

  1. order, sequence, ranking

Ancestry of “rekkjefølgje”, step by step

rekkjefølgje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rekkje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrekkjea row, line; a series; a number
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 følgje

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