Where does “seletøy” come from?

seletøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tøy, from Old Norse tygi, from Middle Low German tǖch, from Old Saxon tiuh.

seletøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): harness equipment for draught animals, draught...

Definitions

  1. harness equipment for draught animals, draught...

Ancestry of “seletøy”, step by step

seletøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—

via Norwegian Nynorsk sele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskselea harness; braces or suspenders
2Old Norseseliharness; dative singular of sel n; dative...
3Proto-Germanic*silôharness
Every word from Old Saxon tiuh →Every word from Middle Low German tǖch →Every word from Old Norse tygi →