Where does “analog” come from?

analog (Swedish) comes from Swedish lög, from Old Swedish løgh, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

analog (Swedish): analogue

Definitions

  1. analogue

Ancestry of “analog”, step by step

analog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlögbath
2Old Swedishløghbath, wash
3Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
4Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Swedish ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanato guess, to believe that something will happen,...
2GermanAhnenplural of Ahn
3Middle High Germananen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →
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