Where does “händelselös” come from?
händelselös (Swedish) comes from Swedish händelse, from Swedish hända, from Old Swedish hænda, from Old Norse henda, from Proto-Germanic handijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
händelselös (Swedish): uneventful
Definitions
- uneventful
Ancestry of “händelselös”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | händelse | event, occasion; something that happens |
| 2 | Swedish | hända | to happen; chiefly what happens quickly or for a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hænda | to grip; to receive, get; to happen, befall |
| 4 | Old Norse | henda | to catch with the hand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handijaną | to take by the hand; seize; grip; capture |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |