Where does “huta” come from?
huta (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
huta (Swedish): huta åt to tell someone to veta hut (to behave, to show some decency), to teach decency, to admonish
Definitions
- huta åt to tell someone to veta hut (to behave, to show some decency), to teach decency, to admonish
Ancestry of “huta”, step by step
huta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish hut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hut | behave!; decency, good manners, politeness,... |