Where does “ficklampa” come from?
ficklampa (Swedish) comes from Swedish lämpa, from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.
ficklampa (Swedish): flashlight
Definitions
- flashlight
Ancestry of “ficklampa”, step by step
ficklampa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lämpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lämpa | to be suitable; to dump, to unload |
| 2 | Old Norse | lampi | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lampe | — |
| 4 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |