Where does “avslutningsvis” come from?
avslutningsvis (Swedish) comes from Swedish avslutning, from Swedish avsluta, from Swedish sluta, from Old Swedish slūta, from Low German sluten, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
avslutningsvis (Swedish): in conclusion, as an end, finally
Definitions
- in conclusion, as an end, finally
Ancestry of “avslutningsvis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avslutning | a final, an ending |
| 2 | Swedish | avsluta | to close, cancel put an end to, terminate |
| 3 | Swedish | sluta | to stop (come to an end), to end (come to an end) |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slūta | — |
| 5 | Low German | sluten | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 7 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |