Where does “iögonfallande” come from?

iögonfallande (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.

iögonfallande (Swedish): eye-catching

Definitions

  1. eye-catching

Ancestry of “iögonfallande”, step by step

iögonfallande traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
2Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
3Old Norsehóprheap; group
4Middle Low Germanhōp
5Old Saxonhōp
6Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Swedish ögon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishögon

via Swedish fallande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfallande
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kouposEvery word from Proto-Germanic haupazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic haup