Where does “hyllmeter” come from?
hyllmeter (Swedish) comes from Swedish meter, from English meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
hyllmeter (Swedish): shelf meter, a metre of linear shelving
Definitions
- shelf meter, a metre of linear shelving
Ancestry of “hyllmeter”, step by step
hyllmeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish meter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | meter | a metre; the SI-unit; Rhythm or measure in verse;... |
| 2 | English | meter | A device that measures things; A parking meter or... |
| 3 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Swedish hylla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hylla | a shelf, a rack; women's breasts; rack; to praise |
| 2 | Old Norse | hylla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hulþijaną | to make into a friend, to court one's friendship;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hulþaz | inclined, favourable; gracious, devoted, loyal;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |