Where does “hemslöjd” come from?

hemslöjd (Swedish) comes from Swedish slöjd, from Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

hemslöjd (Swedish): home industry; traditional craft, handicraft

Definitions

  1. home industry; traditional craft, handicraft

Ancestry of “hemslöjd”, step by step

hemslöjd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish slöjd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslöjdslöjd, sloyd, handicraft
2Old Swedishsløghþ
3Old Norseslœgðtrick, sleight, slyness
4Proto-Germanicslōgiþō
5Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Swedish hem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhemhome; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
2Swedishtentaexam, examination; to take an exam
3Swedishtentamenan examination
4Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
5Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
6Proto-Italic*-mn̥
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgizEvery word from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō
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