Where does “falla på målsnöret” come from?
falla på målsnöret (Swedish) comes from Swedish fälla, from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
falla på målsnöret (Swedish): to fall at the last hurdle (fall just short of succeeding)
Definitions
- to fall at the last hurdle (fall just short of succeeding)
Ancestry of “falla på målsnöret”, step by step
falla på målsnöret traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fälla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fälla | trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fælla | to fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent |
| 3 | Old Norse | fella | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallijaną | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |
via Swedish målsnöret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | målsnöret | — |