Where does “bankrånare” come from?
bankrånare (Swedish) comes from Swedish rånare, from Swedish rån, from Swedish gorå, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād — to fit, to fix, to put together.
bankrånare (Swedish): bank robber
Definitions
- bank robber
Ancestry of “bankrånare”, step by step
bankrånare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rånare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rånare | a robber |
| 2 | Swedish | rån | a robbery; a wafer |
| 3 | Swedish | gorå | wafer |
| 4 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 5 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 6 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 7 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 8 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Swedish bänk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 2 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 3 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 4 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |