Where does “äpplen och päron” come from?
äpplen och päron (Swedish) comes from Swedish och, from Old Swedish ock, from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).
äpplen och päron (Swedish): apples and oranges
Definitions
- apples and oranges
Ancestry of “äpplen och päron”, step by step
äpplen och päron traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish och
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | och | and; used to connect two homogeneous words or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ock | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ok | and; also, too; yoke |
| 4 | Old Norse | svá | so |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | self (reflexive pronoun) |
via Swedish päron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | päron | pear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet |
| 2 | Old Norse | pera | pear tree |
| 3 | Old English | pere | pear |
| 4 | Latin | pirum | a pear |
via Swedish äpplen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | äpplen | — |