Where does “återlämna” come from?
återlämna (Swedish) comes from Swedish lämna, from Swedish lemna, from Old Swedish limna, from Old Norse lifna, from Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
återlämna (Swedish): to hand back, to return
Definitions
- to hand back, to return
Ancestry of “återlämna”, step by step
återlämna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lämna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lämna | to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave... |
| 2 | Swedish | lemna | Obsolete spelling of lämna |
| 3 | Old Swedish | limna | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | lifna | to be left; to come to life; to revive |
| 5 | Old Norse | lifa | to live; to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Swedish åter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åter | again; back |
| 2 | Old Swedish | āter | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | aptr | back; again |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aftrą | back, backwards; again, once more |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |