Where does “höjning” come from?
höjning (Swedish) comes from Swedish höja, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
höjning (Swedish): a raise
Definitions
- a raise
Ancestry of “höjning”, step by step
höjning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish höja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | höja | to raise; make something higher; to up |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |