Where does “avspegling” come from?
avspegling (Swedish) comes from Swedish avspegla, from Swedish spegla, from Swedish spegel, from Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
avspegling (Swedish): reflection
Definitions
- reflection
Ancestry of “avspegling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avspegla | reflect |
| 2 | Swedish | spegla | to reflect |
| 3 | Swedish | spegel | a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface; something... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | speghil | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | spegill | mirror, looking glass Synonym: skuggsjá |
| 6 | Middle Low German | spēgel | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 10 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |