Where does “hakparentes” come from?

hakparentes (Swedish) comes from Swedish parentes, from Late Latin parenthesis, from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις, from Ancient Greek παρεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

hakparentes (Swedish): square bracket

Definitions

  1. square bracket

Ancestry of “hakparentes”, step by step

hakparentes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish parentes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishparentesbracket
2Late Latinparenthesisaddition of a letter to a syllable in a word
3Ancient Greekπαρένθεσιςa putting in beside, injection; insertion;...
4Ancient GreekπαρεντίθημιI put in beside, mix up; to insert
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Swedish hake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhakecatch, latch; a stopping mechanism that prevents...
2Old Swedishhakihook; grappling hook
3Old Norsehakihook, pick
4Proto-Germanichakôhook
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek παρεντίθημι