Where does “artbestämma” come from?
artbestämma (Swedish) comes from Swedish ärt, from Old Swedish art, from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
artbestämma (Swedish): to determine which species an individual plant or...
Definitions
- to determine which species an individual plant or...
Ancestry of “artbestämma”, step by step
artbestämma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ärt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ärt | Any species in the Fabacea family; Plant of such... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | art | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | art | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *ard | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Swedish bestämma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bestämma | to determine, to settle, to decide; to prescribe |
| 2 | Swedish | stämma | a voice; a pitch, a part; a meeting, an assembly |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stemmen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *stemnian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stabnijan | to make oneself be heard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stabnijaną | to make oneself be heard |