Where does “diskmedel” come from?
diskmedel (Swedish) comes from Swedish diska, 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 — take; perceive.
diskmedel (Swedish): dish soap, washing-up liquid, dishwashing liquid
Definitions
- dish soap, washing-up liquid, dishwashing liquid
Ancestry of “diskmedel”, step by step
diskmedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish diska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | diska | to wash; to do the dishes; to disqualify |
| 2 | Swedish | disk | counter; table on which business is transacted;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 4 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Swedish medel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medel | a means (to an end) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |