Where does “søppelbøtte” come from?

søppelbøtte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bøtte, from Old Norse bytta — small tub, pail, bucket.

søppelbøtte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rubbish bin (UK), garbage can (US)

Definitions

  1. a rubbish bin (UK), garbage can (US)

Ancestry of “søppelbøtte”, step by step

søppelbøtte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bøtte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbøttea bucket
2Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket

via Norwegian Nynorsk søppel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksøppelgarbage (US), trash (US); rubbish (UK)
Every word from Old Norse bytta →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk bøtte →