Where does “avtändning” come from?
avtändning (Swedish) comes from Swedish tändning, from Swedish tända, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
avtändning (Swedish): the process and effects of coming off or quitting a (recreational) drug; withdrawal, comedown
Definitions
- the process and effects of coming off or quitting a (recreational) drug; withdrawal, comedown
Ancestry of “avtändning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tändning | lighting, igniting |
| 2 | Swedish | tända | to light, to ignite; to turn on lights; to... |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |