Where does “fyrkantighet” come from?
fyrkantighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyrkantig, from Swedish fyrkant, from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fyrkantighet (Swedish): rectangularity
Definitions
- rectangularity
Ancestry of “fyrkantighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fyrkantig | rectangular, square-shaped, quadratic; square |
| 2 | Swedish | fyrkant | a square; em; a foursome, fourgie |
| 3 | Swedish | fyra | four; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fiurir | four |
| 5 | Old Norse | fjórir | four |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |