Where does “högtryckstvätt” come from?

högtryckstvätt (Swedish) comes from Swedish högtryck, 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.

högtryckstvätt (Swedish): a pressure washer

Definitions

  1. a pressure washer

Ancestry of “högtryckstvätt”, step by step

högtryckstvätt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish högtryck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhögtryckan area of higher atmospheric pressure than...
2Swedishhöghigh; which reaches a great distance from the...
3Old Swedishhøgherhigh; hill, barrow
4Old Norsehugrthought
5Proto-Germanichugizmind, thought, sense, understanding
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

via Swedish tvätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvättlaundry; a wash
2Old Norseþváttrthe act of washing, laundry, washing
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →