Where does “evighetsmaskin” come from?

evighetsmaskin (Swedish) comes from Swedish maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

evighetsmaskin (Swedish): perpetual motion machine

Definitions

  1. perpetual motion machine

Ancestry of “evighetsmaskin”, step by step

evighetsmaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmaskinmachine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Swedish evighet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishevigheteternity; all senses of the word
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-