Where does “överslagsräkning” come from?
överslagsräkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish räkning, from Swedish räka, from Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
överslagsräkning (Swedish): rough calculation, approximation (usually by rounding numbers)
Definitions
- rough calculation, approximation (usually by rounding numbers)
Ancestry of “överslagsräkning”, step by step
överslagsräkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish räkning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | räkning | reckoning, counting, telling; a bill, an invoice,... |
| 2 | Swedish | räka | a shrimp, a prawn |
| 3 | Old Norse | hrókr | rook; rook, castle |
| 4 | Old French | roc | rook |
| 5 | Arabic | رُخّ | — |
| 6 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 7 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
via Dutch overslag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overslag | transshipment, transloading |
| 2 | Dutch | overslaan | to reduce the frequency of; to skip, to omit from... |
| 3 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 5 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |