Where does “tilbaketrekking” come from?

tilbaketrekking (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.

tilbaketrekking (Norwegian Nynorsk): withdrawal e.g. of troops, retreat

Definitions

  1. withdrawal e.g. of troops, retreat

Ancestry of “tilbaketrekking”, step by step

tilbaketrekking 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 trekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrekkeverb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →