Where does “förtjockningsmedel” come from?
förtjockningsmedel (Swedish) comes from Swedish förtjocka, from Swedish för-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
förtjockningsmedel (Swedish): thickening agent, thickener
Definitions
- thickening agent, thickener
Ancestry of “förtjockningsmedel”, step by step
förtjockningsmedel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förtjocka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förtjocka | to thicken (spatially or in consistency) |
| 2 | Swedish | för- | fore-, at the front, before; related to German... |
| 3 | Old Norse | for- | for; fore- |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish medel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medel | a means (to an end) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |