Where does “fornlämning” come from?
fornlämning (Swedish) comes from Swedish lämning, from Swedish lämna, from Swedish lemna, from Old Swedish limna, from Old Norse lifna, from Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
fornlämning (Swedish): an ancient monument, ancient remains
Definitions
- an ancient monument, ancient remains
Ancestry of “fornlämning”, step by step
fornlämning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lämning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lämning | rest, remnant |
| 2 | Swedish | lämna | to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave... |
| 3 | Swedish | lemna | Obsolete spelling of lämna |
| 4 | Old Swedish | limna | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lifna | to be left; to come to life; to revive |
| 6 | Old Norse | lifa | to live; to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Swedish forn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | forn | ancient, very old |
| 2 | Old Swedish | forn | ancient, very old |
| 3 | Old Norse | fórn | old, ancient |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōrīniz | gift, offering |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |