Where does “hånflina” come from?
hånflina (Swedish) comes from Swedish hän, from Old Norse héðan, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hånflina (Swedish): to grin a scornful or mocking grin; to sneer, to fleer
Definitions
- to grin a scornful or mocking grin; to sneer, to fleer
Ancestry of “hånflina”, step by step
hånflina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hän
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hän | away, hence |
| 2 | Old Norse | héðan | hence |
| 3 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Swedish flina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flina | to grin (smile in a cheeky, mocking, silly, stupid, or similar way, or "in a less beautiful way," as Svensk ordbok puts it) |