Where does “grannland” come from?
grannland (Swedish) comes from Swedish granne, from Old Swedish granne, from Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic garaznô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
grannland (Swedish): neighboring country
Definitions
- neighboring country
Ancestry of “grannland”, step by step
grannland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish granne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | granne | a neighbour |
| 2 | Old Swedish | granne | neighbour |
| 3 | Old Norse | granni | neighbour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garaznô | neighbour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |