Where does “antastad” come from?

antastad (Swedish) comes from Swedish antasta, from German antasten, from German tasten, from Middle Low German tasten, from Middle Dutch tasten, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre — watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout.

antastad (Swedish): molested

Definitions

  1. molested

Ancestry of “antastad”, step by step

antastad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish antasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishantastato molest, to grope (sexually)
2Germanantastento touch
3Germantastento feel with the hands, to fumble, to grope
4Middle Low Germantasten
5Middle Dutchtasten
6Old Frenchtasterto taste; to touch; to hit; to strike
7Vulgar Latintastareto touch, feel; present active infinitive of...
8Latintaxāre
9LatinTaxusyew
10Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
11Spanish-scopio-scope
12Latin-scopium
13Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
14Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout

via Swedish d

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdPronunciation spelling of det
Every word from Ancient Greek σκοπόςEvery word from Spanish -scopioEvery word from Ancient Greek εἶδος
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