Where does “strykekvartett” come from?

strykekvartett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stryke — Alternative form of stryka; use a bow.

strykekvartett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a string quartet

Definitions

  1. a string quartet

Ancestry of “strykekvartett”, step by step

strykekvartett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stryke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskstrykeAlternative form of stryka; use a bow

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvartett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvartetta quartet
Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk stryke
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