Where does “åltina” come from?

åltina (Swedish) comes from Swedish ål, from Old Swedish āl, from Old Norse ǫlr, from Proto-Germanic aluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

åltina (Swedish): an eelpot, an eel trap

Definitions

  1. an eelpot, an eel trap

Ancestry of “åltina”, step by step

åltina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishålan eel; a dorsal stripe on a horse
2Old Swedishāleel
3Old Norseǫlrdrunk; alder
4Proto-Germanicaluz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Swedish tina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtinato thaw; to unfreeze; to soften as ice melts away
2Middle Low Germantīne—
3Latintīna—
4Etruscan𐌈𐌉𐌍𐌀type of vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →