Where does “ha tomtar på loftet” come from?
ha tomtar på loftet (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 tomtar på loftet (Swedish): to be crazy
Definitions
- to be crazy
Ancestry of “ha tomtar på loftet”, step by step
ha tomtar på loftet traces back through two 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 på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |