Where does “dundertabbe” come from?
dundertabbe (Swedish) comes from Swedish tabbe, from Turkish tabanca, from Turkish -ça, from Sanskrit सह, from Sanskrit मत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matás, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
dundertabbe (Swedish): a huge blunder, a massive blunder
Definitions
- a huge blunder, a massive blunder
Ancestry of “dundertabbe”, step by step
dundertabbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tabbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tabbe | a blunder, mistake |
| 2 | Turkish | tabanca | pistol, revolver; gun |
| 3 | Turkish | -ça | like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सह | the month मार्गशीर्ष; a particular fire; a... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मत | traversed, measured across; opinion |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | matás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Swedish dunder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dunder | a deep, loud noise like from a lightning bolt; booming, thunder |
| 2 | Middle Low German | dunner | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thunar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunr | thunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | Thor, god of thunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |