Where does “fåtall” come from?
fåtall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish fåtal, from Swedish få, from Old Swedish fā, from Old Norse fá, from Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ, from Proto-Germanic faihijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
fåtall (Norwegian Bokmål): et fåtall - a few, a small number of
Definitions
- et fåtall - a few, a small number of
Ancestry of “fåtall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fåtal | a few |
| 2 | Swedish | få | few; to get, to receive; to be allowed to, may;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fā | to seize, take |
| 4 | Old Norse | fá | to get; to draw, paint; positive degree strong... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ | I drew, I painted |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faihijaną | to color, paint |
| 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 |