Where does “ändock” come from?
ändock (Swedish) comes from Swedish dock, from Old Swedish doch, from Middle Low German doch, from Old Saxon thōh, from Proto-Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
ändock (Swedish): nevertheless, nonetheless, still (even so)
Definitions
- nevertheless, nonetheless, still (even so)
Ancestry of “ändock”, step by step
ändock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dock | though, however, still, nevertheless |
| 2 | Old Swedish | doch | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | doch | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thōh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þauh | nevertheless, though |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Swedish än
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 2 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |