Where does “i-landsproblem” come from?
i-landsproblem (Swedish) comes from Swedish i-land, from Swedish industriland, from Swedish länd, from Old Swedish länd, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
i-landsproblem (Swedish): a first world problem, a problem that seems...
Definitions
- a first world problem, a problem that seems...
Ancestry of “i-landsproblem”, step by step
i-landsproblem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish i-land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i-land | an industrialized country, a first-world country |
| 2 | Swedish | industriland | an industrialized country, a first-world country |
| 3 | Swedish | länd | loin |
| 4 | Old Swedish | länd | land |
| 5 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Swedish problem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | problem | problem; difficulty; problem; schoolwork exercise |