Where does “doftande” come from?
doftande (Swedish) comes from Swedish dofta, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
doftande (Swedish): sweet
Definitions
- sweet
Ancestry of “doftande”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dofta | to smell pleasant or sweet, to have a pleasant... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |