Where does “anslutning” come from?
anslutning (Swedish) comes from Swedish ansluta, 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 — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
anslutning (Swedish): a connection
Definitions
- a connection
Ancestry of “anslutning”, step by step
anslutning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ansluta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ansluta | to connect, to join |
| 2 | Swedish | sluta | to stop (come to an end), to end (come to an end) |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slūta | — |
| 4 | Low German | sluten | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |