Where does “Gotlandic” come from?
Gotlandic (English) comes from English Gotland, from Swedish Gotland, from Icelandic Goti, from English goat, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum — smoke; mist, haze.
Gotlandic (English): The variety of Swedish spoken on the islands of Gotland and Fårö which is distinct from Gutnish, the islands' autochthonous language
Definitions
- The variety of Swedish spoken on the islands of Gotland and Fårö which is distinct from Gutnish, the islands' autochthonous language
Ancestry of “Gotlandic”, step by step
Gotlandic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gotland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gotland | situated in the Baltic Sea |
| 2 | Swedish | Gotland | Gotland |
| 3 | Icelandic | Goti | Goth |
| 4 | English | goat | A mammal, "Capra aegagrus hircus", and similar... |
| 5 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 6 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 7 | Old French | thym | — |
| 8 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |