Where does “tåteflaske” come from?
tåteflaske (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk flaske, from Old Norse flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
tåteflaske (Norwegian Nynorsk): a baby's bottle or feeding bottle
Definitions
- a baby's bottle or feeding bottle
Ancestry of “tåteflaske”, step by step
tåteflaske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk flaske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flaske | a bottle; Used in the phrasal verb flaske opp; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | flaska | flask, bottle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tåte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tåte | a type of sugar tit; a small piece of cloth wound up with soaked food in it for feeding babies |