Where does “avfallscontainer” come from?

avfallscontainer (Swedish) comes from Swedish avfall, from Swedish fäll, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

avfallscontainer (Swedish): a dumpster (large (metal) waste container)

Definitions

  1. a dumpster (large (metal) waste container)

Ancestry of “avfallscontainer”, step by step

avfallscontainer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish avfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfallwaste, refuse, garbage
2Swedishfällskin, hide, pelt
3Old Norsefall
4Old Norsefallato fall
5Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
7Slovincianpólhalf
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Swedish container

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcontainera container (cargo container)
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-