Where does “djuphavsdykare” come from?
djuphavsdykare (Swedish) comes from Swedish dykare, from Swedish dyka, from Old Czech déka, from Middle High German decke, from Old High German theckī, from Old High German thecken, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic þakjaną — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
djuphavsdykare (Swedish): deep-sea diver
Definitions
- deep-sea diver
Ancestry of “djuphavsdykare”, step by step
djuphavsdykare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dykare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dykare | a diver; someone who dives; a diving beetle, an... |
| 2 | Swedish | dyka | to dive |
| 3 | Old Czech | déka | dagger stabbing weapon |
| 4 | Middle High German | decke | — |
| 5 | Old High German | theckī | — |
| 6 | Old High German | thecken | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Swedish djuphav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | djuphav | deep sea |
| 2 | Swedish | håv | hand net |
| 3 | Swedish | ström | current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | strömber | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |