Where does “ansluta” come from?
ansluta (Swedish) comes from Swedish sluta, from Old Swedish slūta, from Low German sluten, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
ansluta (Swedish): to connect, to join
Definitions
- to connect, to join
Ancestry of “ansluta”, step by step
ansluta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sluta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sluta | to stop (come to an end), to end (come to an end) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | slūta | — |
| 3 | Low German | sluten | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Swedish än
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 2 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |