Where does “direktsändning” come from?
direktsändning (Swedish) comes from Swedish direktsända, from Swedish sända, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
direktsändning (Swedish): a live broadcast
Definitions
- a live broadcast
Ancestry of “direktsändning”, step by step
direktsändning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish direktsända
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | direktsända | to broadcast (something) live |
| 2 | Swedish | sända | send; broadcast |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |