Where does “flaskepost” come from?
flaskepost (Danish) comes from Danish post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
flaskepost (Danish): message in a bottle
Definitions
- message in a bottle
Ancestry of “flaskepost”, step by step
flaskepost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | post | post; post, mail; postman |
| 2 | Middle Low German | post | — |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish flaske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | flaske | bottle; flask; flaske op – bottle-feed, bring up... |
| 2 | Old Norse | flaska | flask, bottle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |