Where does “förvrida” come from?
förvrida (Swedish) comes from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
förvrida (Swedish): to twist, to warp (disfigure or distort through violent twisting)
Definitions
- to twist, to warp (disfigure or distort through violent twisting)
Ancestry of “förvrida”, step by step
förvrida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish för
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 3 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 4 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 6 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish vrida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vrida | to twist, to turn (something); to change the direction or orientation of |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vriþa | wring, to twist; escape; squeeze |
| 3 | Old Norse | vríða | to weave, to twist, to wind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrīþaną | to weave, to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |