Where does “huvuddrag” come from?
huvuddrag (Swedish) comes from Swedish Huvud, from Old Swedish hovuþ, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
huvuddrag (Swedish): main features, main elements (the most important or most prominent features of something)
Definitions
- main features, main elements (the most important or most prominent features of something)
Ancestry of “huvuddrag”, step by step
huvuddrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Huvud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Huvud | head |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hovuþ | head |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |