Where does “gömfröig” come from?
gömfröig (Swedish) comes from Swedish gömma, from Old Swedish gøma, from Old Norse geyma, from Proto-Germanic gaumijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
gömfröig (Swedish): angiospermic, angiospermous
Definitions
- angiospermic, angiospermous
Ancestry of “gömfröig”, step by step
gömfröig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gömma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gömma | place where things are hidden or stashed away; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gøma | to heed, mind; to keep, preserve, store |
| 3 | Old Norse | geyma | keep, watch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaumijaną | to heed, notice, observe, keep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish frö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frö | seed; a source or beginning; germ, seed; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frø | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fræ | a seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraiwą | seed, semen; gender; offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |