Where does “gasen i botten” come from?
gasen i botten (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
gasen i botten (Swedish): pedal to the metal (max speed or intensity), step on it
Definitions
- pedal to the metal (max speed or intensity), step on it
Ancestry of “gasen i botten”, step by step
gasen i botten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 2 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 3 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
via Swedish botten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | botten | bottom |
| 2 | Old Swedish | butn | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | botn | bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Swedish gasen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gasen | — |