Where does “i sitt anletes svett” come from?
i sitt anletes svett (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 sitt anletes svett (Swedish): by the sweat of one's brow
Definitions
- by the sweat of one's brow
Ancestry of “i sitt anletes svett”, step by step
i sitt anletes svett 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 svett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svett | sweat; sweaty |
| 2 | Old Norse | sveiti | sweat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
via Swedish sitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sitt | neuter of sin his, her, its, their |