Where does “blottlägga” come from?
blottlägga (Swedish) comes from Swedish lägga, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
blottlägga (Swedish): lay bare, expose (often figuratively)
Definitions
- lay bare, expose (often figuratively)
Ancestry of “blottlägga”, step by step
blottlägga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lägga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lägga | lay, put; to place something down in a position... |
| 2 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish blott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blott | mere; merely, just; but, if only |
| 2 | Middle Low German | blôt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | blōd | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |