Where does “bögtest” come from?
bögtest (Swedish) comes from Swedish test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.
bögtest (Swedish): a challenge where the goal is to rub one's skin (most often on the hand or arm) with an eraser until it breaks and starts to bleed (and, in some variations of the challenge, without crying and/or with an additional step of putting hand sanitizer, salt, or the like on the resulting wound) (with a per
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- a challenge where the goal is to rub one's skin (most often on the hand or arm) with an eraser until it breaks and starts to bleed (and, in some variations of the challenge, without crying and/or with an additional step of putting hand sanitizer, salt, or the like on the resulting wound) (with a per
Ancestry of “bögtest”, step by step
bögtest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | test | a test, an examination, a trial; a test, an... |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |