Where does “direktsända” come from?
direktsända (Swedish) comes from Swedish sända, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
direktsända (Swedish): to broadcast (something) live
Definitions
- to broadcast (something) live
Ancestry of “direktsända”, step by step
direktsända traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sända
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sända | send; broadcast |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish direkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | direkt | direct; direct, frank, outspoken; immediate |