Where does “badrumsvåg” come from?
badrumsvåg (Swedish) comes from Swedish badrum, from Swedish bad, from Old Swedish bädh, from Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic badją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
badrumsvåg (Swedish): a bathroom scale
Definitions
- a bathroom scale
Ancestry of “badrumsvåg”, step by step
badrumsvåg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish badrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | badrum | a bathroom; a room which includes toilet and a... |
| 2 | Swedish | bad | a bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bädh | bath |
| 4 | Old Norse | beðr | bolster, bedding |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | badją | bed; bedding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |
via Swedish väg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | väg | road, street, path; way, course, direction,... |
| 2 | French | vague | wave; vague; vagueness |
| 3 | Middle French | vague | — |
| 4 | Old French | vague | movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple |
| 5 | Old Norse | vágr | ocean, sea; inlet, bay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |