Where does “brevväxla” come from?
brevväxla (Swedish) comes from Swedish brev, from Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
brevväxla (Swedish): to correspond (via mail)
Definitions
- to correspond (via mail)
Ancestry of “brevväxla”, step by step
brevväxla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish brev
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brev | letter; written note; parcel within certain size... |
| 2 | Old Norse | bréf | — |
| 3 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via Swedish växla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | växla | to (cause to) switch, to (cause to) change (between more-or-less discrete things) |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wihslōną | to change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |