Where does “bältesspänne” come from?
bältesspänne (Swedish) comes from Swedish spänne, from Old Swedish spänne, from Old Norse spenni, from Proto-Germanic spannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
bältesspänne (Swedish): a belt buckle
Definitions
- a belt buckle
Ancestry of “bältesspänne”, step by step
bältesspänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spänne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spänne | a buckle, a clasp, a fastener |
| 2 | Old Swedish | spänne | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | spenni | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spannijaną | to cause to stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |