Where does “eldsländare” come from?
eldsländare (Swedish) comes from Swedish Eldslandet, from Swedish eld, from Old Swedish elder, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.
eldsländare (Swedish): Fuegian inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego
Definitions
- Fuegian inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego
Ancestry of “eldsländare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Eldslandet | Tierra del Fuego archipelago between Chile and Argentina |
| 2 | Swedish | eld | fire, a continued chemical exothermic reaction... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | elder | fire; a skin disease - possibly erysipelas |
| 4 | Old Norse | eldr | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ailidaz | fire, pyre |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ailijaną | to kindle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eydʰ- | to ignite; fire |