Where does “tverrykke” come from?
tverrykke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rykke, from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tverrykke (Norwegian Nynorsk): to jerk forcefully and suddenly
Definitions
- to jerk forcefully and suddenly
Ancestry of “tverrykke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rykke | to jerk, pull, tug |
| 2 | Old Norse | rykkja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rukkijaną | to pull, to tug; to rock |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |