Where does “asket” come from?

asket (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσκητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

asket (Swedish): ascetic

Definitions

  1. ascetic

Ancestry of “asket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσκητήςmonk, hermit; practitioner, monk
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →