Where does “emaljöga” come from?
emaljöga (Swedish) comes from Swedish emalj, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną — to soften, to melt.
emaljöga (Swedish): a glass eye
Definitions
- a glass eye
Ancestry of “emaljöga”, step by step
emaljöga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish emalj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | emalj | enamel (coating) |
| 2 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 3 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 4 | Middle French | — | |
| 5 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 6 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 7 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |