Where does “gräsklippare” come from?

gräsklippare (Swedish) comes from Swedish klippa, from Middle Low German klippe, from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic klibą — cliff, rock.

gräsklippare (Swedish): lawnmower

Definitions

  1. lawnmower

Ancestry of “gräsklippare”, step by step

gräsklippare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklippaa rock, a cliff; a steadfast person; to cut with...
2Middle Low Germanklippe—
3Old Saxon*klif—
4Proto-West Germanic*klib—
5Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock

via Swedish gräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgräsgrass; any plant of the family Poaceae; grass,...
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gräsklippare”

Every word from Proto-Germanic klibą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *klib →Every word from Old Saxon *klif →