Where does “diska” come from?
diska (Swedish) comes from Swedish disk, from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
diska (Swedish): to wash; to do the dishes; to disqualify
Definitions
- to wash; to do the dishes; to disqualify
Ancestry of “diska”, step by step
diska traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish disk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | disk | counter; table on which business is transacted;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 3 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish diskvalificera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | diskvalificera | to disqualify |
| 2 | Swedish | kvalificera | to qualify |