Where does “akterseglare” come from?
akterseglare (Swedish) comes from Swedish seglare, from Swedish segla, from Old Swedish sighla, from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
akterseglare (Swedish): a homosexual male
Definitions
- a homosexual male
Ancestry of “akterseglare”, step by step
akterseglare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish seglare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | seglare | a sailor, one who sails |
| 2 | Swedish | segla | to sail, to navigate |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sighla | to sail |
| 4 | Old Norse | sigla | to sail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | siglijaną | to sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish akter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | akter | stern; bum, behind |
| 2 | Middle Low German | achter | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | aftar | after; behind; back |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |