Where does “spaklynne” come from?

spaklynne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spak — a lever.

spaklynne (Norwegian Nynorsk): gentleness

Definitions

  1. gentleness

Ancestry of “spaklynne”, step by step

spaklynne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk spak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspaka lever

via Norwegian Nynorsk lynne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklynne
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk spak