Where does “hagalen” come from?
hagalen (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.
hagalen (Swedish): greedy, acquisitive (driven or marked by a desire to own as much as possible)
Definitions
- greedy, acquisitive (driven or marked by a desire to own as much as possible)
Ancestry of “hagalen”, step by step
hagalen 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 galen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | galen | crazy; lunatic, mad; crazy; out of control;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | galin | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | galinn | enchanted; mad, frantic; past participle of gala |
| 4 | Old Norse | gala | to sing; to crow; to chant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | galaną | to shout, yell; to charm, sing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |