Where does “fästelement” come from?
fästelement (Swedish) comes from Swedish fästa, from Old Swedish fästa, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
fästelement (Swedish): a fastener
Definitions
- a fastener
Ancestry of “fästelement”, step by step
fästelement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fästa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fästa | to fasten |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fästa | to sign on, to engage |
| 3 | Old Norse | fasta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fastāną | to observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish element
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | element | element; basic building block of matter in... |
| 2 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |