Where does “avskiljning” come from?
avskiljning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avskilja, from Swedish skilja, from Old Swedish skilia, from Old Norse skilja, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
avskiljning (Swedish): separation, isolation
Definitions
- separation, isolation
Ancestry of “avskiljning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avskilja | to separate (from some whole) |
| 2 | Swedish | skilja | to separate; to cause to be separate; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skilia | to divide, to separate; to discern, to... |
| 4 | Old Norse | skilja | to part, divide, separate; to break off, break... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |