Where does “det kan hända” come from?
det kan hända (Swedish) comes from Swedish hända, from Old Swedish hænda, from Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic handijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
det kan hända (Swedish): that may be the case
Definitions
- that may be the case
Ancestry of “det kan hända”, step by step
det kan hända traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hända
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hända | to happen; chiefly what happens quickly or for a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hænda | to grip; to receive, get; to happen, befall |
| 3 | Old Norse | henda | to catch with the hand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | handijaną | to take by the hand; seize; grip; capture |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish det
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | det | It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þæt | it; that |
| 3 | Old Norse | þat | it; that |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Swedish kan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kan | present of kunna; can, may |
| 2 | Swedish | kunna | can, to be able to; to know, to have as... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kunna | can, to be able; to know |
| 4 | Old Norse | kunna | to know, understand, be able to; to know; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |