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Where does “isär” come from?

isär (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.

isär (Swedish): apart, asunder; into two or more pieces

Definitions

  1. apart, asunder; into two or more pieces

Ancestry of “isär”, step by step

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 Germanichaup—
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill
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