Where does “sikksakkmønster” come from?

sikksakkmønster (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sikksakk, from German Zickzack, from Italian zigzagare, from Russian зигза́г — zigzag.

sikksakkmønster (Norwegian Nynorsk): a zigzag pattern

Definitions

  1. a zigzag pattern

Ancestry of “sikksakkmønster”, step by step

sikksakkmønster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sikksakk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksikksakkzigzag
2GermanZickzackzigzag
3Italianzigzagareintransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag...
4Russianзигза́гzigzag

via Norwegian Nynorsk mønster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmønstera pattern, model
2Old Frenchmonstremonster
3Latinmōnstruma divine omen indicating misfortune, an evil omen, portent
4Proto-Italicmonestrom—
Every word from Russian зигза́г →Every word from Italian zigzagare →Every word from German Zickzack →