Where does “övningshäfte” come from?
övningshäfte (Swedish) comes from Swedish övning, from Swedish öva, from Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōvian, from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną — to perform, practice.
övningshäfte (Swedish): exercise book, notebook
Definitions
- exercise book, notebook
Ancestry of “övningshäfte”, step by step
övningshäfte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish övning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | övning | exercise; practice; repetition of an activity to... |
| 2 | Swedish | öva | to practice, to train to do something, to... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ȫven | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | ōvian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ōbijaną | to perform, practice |
via Swedish häfte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | häfte | any papers that are stapled or bound together, a... |