Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “hartselektricitet” come from?

hartselektricitet (Swedish) comes from Swedish harts, from German harz, from Middle High German Hardt, from Old High German hart, from Proto-West Germanic hard(ī), from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

hartselektricitet (Swedish): resinous electricity, negative electric charge,...

Definitions

  1. resinous electricity, negative electric charge,...

Ancestry of “hartselektricitet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhartsresin
2Germanharz—
3Middle High GermanHardt—
4Old High Germanharthard
5Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
6Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →