Where does “dra dit pepparn växer” come from?
dra dit pepparn växer (Swedish) comes from Swedish dra, from Swedish draga, from Middle Low German dragen, from Old Saxon dragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
dra dit pepparn växer (Swedish): to get lost (leave)
Definitions
- to get lost (leave)
Ancestry of “dra dit pepparn växer”, step by step
dra dit pepparn växer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dra | pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for... |
| 2 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |
via Swedish dit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dit | there; to that place; that way, in that... |
| 2 | Old Norse | þit | you two |
| 3 | Old Norse | it | second-person dual pronoun; you two |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jut | you two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yú | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
via Swedish pepparn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pepparn | — |