Where does “hentesveis” come from?
hentesveis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sveis, from Norwegian Bokmål sveise, from German schweißen, from Middle High German sweizen, from Old High German sweizen, from Proto-Germanic swaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
hentesveis (Norwegian Bokmål): a combover
Definitions
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Ancestry of “hentesveis”, step by step
hentesveis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sveis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sveis | weld; hairstyle; imperative of sveise |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | sveise | to weld |
| 3 | German | schweißen | to weld; to sweat; to bleed |
| 4 | Middle High German | sweizen | to sweat, bleed |
| 5 | Old High German | sweizen | to roast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swaitijaną | to sweat |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål hente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hente | to fetch, get, collect; to pick up |
| 2 | Old Norse | heimta | to bring home, fetch; bring home; to bring home,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haimatjaną | to bring home; to provide with a home, house |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |