Where does “anslutningsdon” come from?
anslutningsdon (Swedish) comes from Swedish anslutning, 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 — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
anslutningsdon (Swedish): a connecting device
Definitions
- a connecting device
Ancestry of “anslutningsdon”, step by step
anslutningsdon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish anslutning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | anslutning | a connection |
| 2 | Swedish | ansluta | to connect, to join |
| 3 | Swedish | sluta | to stop (come to an end), to end (come to an end) |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slūta | — |
| 5 | Low German | sluten | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 7 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |