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Where does “tusjpenn” come from?

tusjpenn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tusj, from German tusche, from German tuschen, from French toucher, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

tusjpenn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a felt-tip pen

Definitions

  1. a felt-tip pen

Ancestry of “tusjpenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsktusjIndian ink, or India ink; a felt-tip or felt-tip...
2Germantuscheinflection of tuschen: ## first-person singular...
3Germantuschento paint with watercolors; to use mascara
4FrenchtoucherThe act of touching; A way of touching; The sense...
5German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
6French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-āre—
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
15Chichewaiyehe, she
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