Where does “öskar” come from?

öskar (Swedish) comes from English oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar, from Middle Irish cara, from Old Irish carae, from Proto-Celtic karants, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

öskar (Swedish): a bailer; a tub to pour out water from a boat

Definitions

  1. a bailer; a tub to pour out water from a boat

Ancestry of “öskar”, step by step

öskar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English oscar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoscarAstronotus ocellatus, a cichlid fish, native to...
2Middle IrishOscar—
3Middle Irishcarafriend; relative
4Old Irishcaraefriend; relative, kinsman; second-person singular...
5Proto-Celtickarantsfriend
6Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Swedish kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkåra corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a...
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Swedish ösa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishösato scoop move a fluid, one scoop at a time, pour, serve
2Old Swedishøsato ladle, to scoop
3Old Norseausato sprinkle, pour; a ladle
4Proto-Germanicausanąto scoop, to draw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “öskar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic karants →