Where does “utsletta” come from?
utsletta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sletta, from Old Norse slétta, from Proto-Germanic slihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
utsletta (Norwegian Nynorsk): completely remove; exterminate; definite plural...
Definitions
- completely remove; exterminate; definite plural...
Ancestry of “utsletta”, step by step
utsletta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk sletta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sletta | to smooth; to delete; definite singular of slette |
| 2 | Old Norse | slétta | to even out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slihtijaną | to smoothe, to even out |
| 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 |