Where does “tilbakeslag” come from?

tilbakeslag (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.

tilbakeslag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a setback

Definitions

  1. a setback

Ancestry of “tilbakeslag”, step by step

tilbakeslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tilbake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktilbakeback
2Norwegian Nynorsktilto; for; of
3Norwegian Nynorskfluktflight, escape
4Middle Low Germanvlucht—
5Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
6Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
7Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Nynorsk slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskslagA blow, a strike, a punch; A battle; a stroke
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →
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