Where does “ha en skruv lös” come from?
ha en skruv lös (Swedish) comes from Swedish ha, from Swedish häva, from Swedish håv, from Swedish ström, from Old Swedish strömber, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
ha en skruv lös (Swedish): to have a screw loose
Definitions
- to have a screw loose
Ancestry of “ha en skruv lös”, step by step
ha en skruv lös traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ha | To have; to possess, or to have as a property; to... |
| 2 | Swedish | häva | to heave, to lift; to end, to terminate |
| 3 | Swedish | håv | hand net |
| 4 | Swedish | ström | current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | strömber | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Swedish skruv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skruv | screw; a simple machine; screw; twist, turn; a... |
| 2 | Russian | винт | screw; propeller; vint |
| 3 | Polish | gwint | screw thread |
| 4 | German | Gewinde | thread |
| 5 | German | winden | to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe |
| 6 | Middle High German | winden | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wintan | to wind, to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |