Where does “djurplågeri” come from?
djurplågeri (Swedish) comes from Swedish djur, from Old Swedish diūr, from Old Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
djurplågeri (Swedish): cruelty to animals, animal cruelty
Definitions
- cruelty to animals, animal cruelty
Ancestry of “djurplågeri”, step by step
djurplågeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish djur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | djur | animal |
| 2 | Old Swedish | diūr | animal |
| 3 | Old Norse | diūʀ | animal |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via Swedish plåga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | plåga | a pain, a plague; to cause pain, to plague |
| 2 | Old Swedish | plagha | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | plage | — |
| 4 | Latin | plāga | plague, misfortune |
| 5 | Latin | plagius | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάγιος | placed sideways, slanting, aslant |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |