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Where does “tilbod” come from?

tilbod (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tilby, 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.

tilbod (Norwegian Nynorsk): offer; price that is lower than usual

Definitions

  1. offer; price that is lower than usual

Ancestry of “tilbod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktilbyto offer
2Norwegian Nynorsktilto; for; of
3Norwegian Nynorskflukt—
4Middle Low Germanvlucht—
5Proto-West Germanic*fluhtī—
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
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