Where does “syltetøy” come from?

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

syltetøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): jam

Definitions

  1. jam

Ancestry of “syltetøy”, step by step

syltetøy 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 sylte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksylteto put up, to process
Every word from Old Saxon tiuh →Every word from Middle Low German tǖch →Every word from Old Norse tygi →