Where does “avslappning” come from?
avslappning (Swedish) comes from Swedish slappna av, from Swedish slappna, from Swedish nå, from Old Swedish na, from Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic nēhwijaną, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos — to reach, to attain.
avslappning (Swedish): relaxation
Definitions
- relaxation
Ancestry of “avslappning”, step by step
avslappning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish slappna av
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slappna av | to relax |
| 2 | Swedish | slappna | to become less tense or firm (usually of something concrete), to loosen, to go limp, to start to sag |
| 3 | Swedish | nå | to reach, attain; well? "encouragement to... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | na | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |