Where does “kvælerstik” come from?
kvælerstik (Danish) comes from Danish kvæler, from Danish kvæle, from Old Norse kvelja, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
kvælerstik (Danish): constrictor knot
Definitions
- constrictor knot
Ancestry of “kvælerstik”, step by step
kvælerstik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kvæler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kvæler | strangler, choker, suffocator; stifler,... |
| 2 | Danish | kvæle | to choke, strangle, suffocate |
| 3 | Old Norse | kvelja | to torment, torture |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwaljaną | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish stik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stik | prick, stab; sting |
| 2 | Danish | stikke | stick; put; thrust |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stecken | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stekan | to stick; to stab; to stitch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |