Where does “dammsugare” come from?
dammsugare (Swedish) comes from Swedish sugare, from Swedish suga, from Old Swedish sūgha, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
dammsugare (Swedish): vacuum cleaner; a kind of pastry rolled in green...
Definitions
- vacuum cleaner; a kind of pastry rolled in green...
Ancestry of “dammsugare”, step by step
dammsugare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sugare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sugare | a sucker (something or someone that sucks something) |
| 2 | Swedish | suga | carpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga; to suck;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sūgha | to suck |
| 4 | Old Norse | súga | to suck |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |