Where does “veggflis” come from?

veggflis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vegg, from Old Norse Veggr, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European wh̥₁yús, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

veggflis (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wall tile

Definitions

  1. a wall tile

Ancestry of “veggflis”, step by step

veggflis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vegg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvegga wall
2Old NorseVeggrname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwh̥₁yús—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk flis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflisa splinter; a sliver; a chip
2Old Norseflíssplinter, chip
3Proto-Germanicflīsōsplinter
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →