Where does “gripen ur luften” come from?

gripen ur luften (Swedish) comes from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “gripen ur luften”, step by step

gripen ur luften traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishurout of, from; a watch, usually mechanical
2Germanuhrhours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period
3Middle High Germanūre—
4Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
5Latinhōrahour
6Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
7Proto-Hellenic*worā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish gripen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgripen

via Swedish luften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishluften—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →