Where does “hjulgrävare” come from?
hjulgrävare (Swedish) comes from Swedish hjul, from Old Swedish hiul, from Old Norse hvél, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
hjulgrävare (Swedish): a wheeled excavator
Definitions
- a wheeled excavator
Ancestry of “hjulgrävare”, step by step
hjulgrävare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hjul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hjul | a wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hiul | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvél | wheel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwehwlą | wheel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Swedish grävare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grävare | someone or something that digs, a digger, an... |
| 2 | Swedish | gräva | to dig, to excavate; to move earth out of the way |
| 3 | Old Swedish | grava | to dig; to bury |
| 4 | Old Norse | grafa | to dig; to bury; to engrave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |