Where does “tilbakegang” come from?
tilbakegang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tilbake, from Norwegian Nynorsk til, from Norwegian Nynorsk flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
tilbakegang (Norwegian Nynorsk): decline; recession; retreat
Definitions
- decline; recession; retreat
Ancestry of “tilbakegang”, step by step
tilbakegang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk tilbake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tilbake | back |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | til | to; for; of |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flukt | flight, escape |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Norwegian Nynorsk gang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gang | hall, hallway; passage, corridor; aisle |
| 2 | Old Norse | gangr | walking, motion; pace, pacing; course |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |