Where does “huvudräkning” come from?
huvudräkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish räkning, from Swedish räka, from Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
huvudräkning (Swedish): mental arithmetic, mental calculation
Definitions
- mental arithmetic, mental calculation
Ancestry of “huvudräkning”, step by step
huvudräkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish räkning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | räkning | reckoning, counting, telling; a bill, an invoice,... |
| 2 | Swedish | räka | a shrimp, a prawn |
| 3 | Old Norse | hrókr | rook; rook, castle |
| 4 | Old French | roc | rook |
| 5 | Arabic | رُخّ | — |
| 6 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 7 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 8 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
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 |