Where does “utløyse” come from?
utløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk løyse, from Norwegian Nynorsk løysa, from Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
utløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): to release; to set off, start off, trigger; to...
Definitions
- to release; to set off, start off, trigger; to...
Ancestry of “utløyse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løyse | Alternative form of løysa |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løysa | to loosen; to solve; to dissolve |
| 3 | Old Norse | leysa | to loosen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “utløyse”