Where does “hvirvelløs” come from?
hvirvelløs (Danish) comes from Danish løs, from Danish losse, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
hvirvelløs (Danish): invertebrate
Definitions
- invertebrate
Ancestry of “hvirvelløs”, step by step
hvirvelløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish løs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | løs | loose, not tight |
| 2 | Danish | losse | to unload, discharge cargo |
| 3 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 4 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish hvirvel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hvirvel | vortex; vertebra; the point on the head where the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvirfilvindr | whirlwind |
| 3 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |