Where does “tilløp” come from?
tilløp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
tilløp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a run-up
Ancestry of “tilløp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | til | to; for; of |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | flukt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |