Where does “skruetrækker” come from?
skruetrækker (Danish) comes from Danish trække, from Middle Low German trecken, from Old Saxon trekkian, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
skruetrækker (Danish): screwdriver
Definitions
- screwdriver
Ancestry of “skruetrækker”, step by step
skruetrækker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish trække
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | trække | to pull, drag, haul, tow; to draw; to withdraw |
| 2 | Middle Low German | trecken | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | trekkian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 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 |