Where does “teksteditor” come from?

teksteditor (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tekst, from Latin textus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “teksteditor”, step by step

teksteditor traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tekst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålteksta text; imperative of tekste
2Latintextuswoven, having been woven; texture, structure;...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Norwegian Nynorsk tekst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktekst<br>; a text

via Norwegian Nynorsk editor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskeditor—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin textus →