Where does “asfaltsläggare” come from?
asfaltsläggare (Swedish) comes from Swedish läggare, from Swedish lägga, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
asfaltsläggare (Swedish): asphalt paver machine
Definitions
- asphalt paver machine
Ancestry of “asfaltsläggare”, step by step
asfaltsläggare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish läggare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | läggare | a layer (person or thing that lays something) |
| 2 | Swedish | lägga | lay, put; to place something down in a position... |
| 3 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 5 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish asfalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | asfalt | asphalt, asphalt concrete |
| 2 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |