Where does “dörrhandtag” come from?
dörrhandtag (Swedish) comes from Swedish handtag, from Swedish tåg, from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
dörrhandtag (Swedish): doorknob
Definitions
- doorknob
Ancestry of “dörrhandtag”, step by step
dörrhandtag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish handtag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | handtag | a handle, a grip |
| 2 | Swedish | tåg | a railroad train; a train, a march, a military... |
| 3 | Middle High German | tag | day; age, lifetime; convention, congress |
| 4 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |