Where does “sveis” come from?
sveis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
sveis (Norwegian Bokmål): weld; hairstyle; imperative of sveise
Definitions
- weld; hairstyle; imperative of sveise
Ancestry of “sveis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sveise | to weld |
| 2 | German | schweißen | to weld; to sweat; to bleed |
| 3 | Middle High German | sweizen | to sweat, bleed |
| 4 | Old High German | sweizen | to roast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swaitijaną | to sweat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |