Where does “andetag” come from?

andetag (Swedish) comes from Swedish ände, from Old Norse endir, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

andetag (Swedish): a breath (inhalation of air into the lungs, and in some expressions similar to English)

Definitions

  1. a breath (inhalation of air into the lungs, and in some expressions similar to English)

Ancestry of “andetag”, step by step

andetag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ände

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishändean end
2Old Norseendirend, conclusion
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Swedish tåg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtåga railroad train; a train, a march, a military...
2Middle High Germantagday; age, lifetime; convention, congress
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →