Where does “i fridens namn” come from?
i fridens namn (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
i fridens namn (Swedish): in heaven's name
Definitions
- in heaven's name
Ancestry of “i fridens namn”, step by step
i fridens namn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 2 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 3 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
via Swedish namn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | namn | name |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nampn | A name |
| 3 | Old Norse | nafn | name, title |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via Swedish fridens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fridens | — |