Where does “ettgreppsblandare” come from?
ettgreppsblandare (Swedish) comes from Swedish grepp, from Swedish gripa, from Old Swedish grīpa, from Old Norse grípa, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
ettgreppsblandare (Swedish): single-lever mixer tap
Definitions
- single-lever mixer tap
Ancestry of “ettgreppsblandare”, step by step
ettgreppsblandare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grepp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grepp | grip |
| 2 | Swedish | gripa | to catch hold of; to seize; to detain, to arrest;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | grīpa | to grab, to grasp |
| 4 | Old Norse | grípa | to grab |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Swedish bländare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bländare | an aperture |
| 2 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |