Where does “fruktlös” come from?
fruktlös (Swedish) comes from Swedish frukt, from Old Swedish frukt, from Old Norse fruktr, from Middle Low German vrucht, from Old Saxon fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον — to give.
fruktlös (Swedish): fruitless (futile)
Definitions
- fruitless (futile)
Ancestry of “fruktlös”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frukt | fruit |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frukt | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fruktr | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vrucht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fruht | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 7 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |