Where does “antändning” come from?
antändning (Swedish) comes from Swedish antända, from Swedish tända, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
antändning (Swedish): arson
Definitions
- arson
Ancestry of “antändning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | antända | to set on fire; to set fire to, to light; to... |
| 2 | Swedish | tända | to light, to ignite; to turn on lights; to... |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |