Where does “hårspänne” come from?
hårspänne (Swedish) comes from Swedish hår, 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, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hårspänne (Swedish): a hair clip, a barrette (when a clasp)
Definitions
- a hair clip, a barrette (when a clasp)
Ancestry of “hårspänne”, step by step
hårspänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hår | hair |
| 2 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Swedish spänne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spänne | a buckle, a clasp, a fastener |
| 2 | Old Swedish | spänne | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | spenni | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spannijaną | to cause to stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |