Where does “liepsnósvaidis” come from?
liepsnósvaidis (Lithuanian) comes from Russian огнемёт, from German Flammenwerfer, from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō — to smell.
liepsnósvaidis (Lithuanian): flamethrower
Definitions
- flamethrower
Ancestry of “liepsnósvaidis”, step by step
liepsnósvaidis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian огнемёт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | огнемёт | flamethrower |
| 2 | German | Flammenwerfer | flamethrower; blowlamp; flame gun |
| 3 | German | Flamme | flame |
| 4 | Middle High German | vlamme | — |
| 5 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 6 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
via Lithuanian liepsna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | liepsna | flame, blaze |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂p- | to shine; to light, shine; glow |
via Lithuanian sváidyti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | sváidyti | — |