Where does “allsång” come from?
allsång (Swedish) comes from Swedish all, from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz — hill.
allsång (Swedish): a (larger) sing-along
Definitions
- a (larger) sing-along
Ancestry of “allsång”, step by step
allsång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish all
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | all | all |
| 2 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 3 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 4 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 5 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |