Where does “andraklassbiljett” come from?
andraklassbiljett (Swedish) comes from Swedish biljett, from French billet, from Old French billette, from Old French bille, from Vulgar Latin billia, from Gaulish bilia, from Proto-Celtic belyom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom.
andraklassbiljett (Swedish): second-class ticket
Definitions
- second-class ticket
Ancestry of “andraklassbiljett”, step by step
andraklassbiljett traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish biljett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | biljett | ticket; an entitling pass |
| 2 | French | billet | ticket; note, a brief message; banknote |
| 3 | Old French | billette | billet |
| 4 | Old French | bille | stick; baton; written decree, announcement |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | billia | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | bilia | tall tree |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | belyom | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Swedish ändra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ändra | to change, to modify; to change one's mind |
| 2 | German | antragen | to offer |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish klass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klass | class |