Where does “teiknebrett” come from?
teiknebrett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk teikne, from Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
teiknebrett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a drawing board
Ancestry of “teiknebrett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | teikne | to draw, sketch, design |
| 2 | Old Norse | teikna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |