Where does “hejarklack” come from?
hejarklack (Swedish) comes from Swedish heja, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
hejarklack (Swedish): a group of supporters (in the stands) cheering on some team or contestant; a cheering section
Definitions
- a group of supporters (in the stands) cheering on some team or contestant; a cheering section
Ancestry of “hejarklack”, step by step
hejarklack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish heja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | heja | cheer; to greet by saying "hej"; go! |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish klack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klack | a raised heel of a shoe (like on for example high-heeled shoes), referring to the part that stands on the ground up to the sole |