Where does “högstadium” come from?
högstadium (Swedish) comes from Swedish hög, from Old Swedish høgher, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic hugiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.
högstadium (Swedish): grades 7-9 of grundskolan
Definitions
- grades 7-9 of grundskolan
Ancestry of “högstadium”, step by step
högstadium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hög
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hög | high; which reaches a great distance from the... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | høgher | high; hill, barrow |
| 3 | Old Norse | hugr | thought |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hugiz | mind, thought, sense, understanding |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |
via Swedish stadium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stadium | a stage, a phase (delimited part of something that happens) |
| 2 | Latin | Stadium | stade (distance of 125 paces) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στάδιον | A 600-foot track for footraces and the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στάδιος | standing fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |