Where does “känselspröt” come from?
känselspröt (Swedish) comes from Swedish känsel, from Swedish känna, from Old Swedish kænna, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
känselspröt (Swedish): a feeler (on some insects and crustaceans, etc.)
Definitions
- a feeler (on some insects and crustaceans, etc.)
Ancestry of “känselspröt”, step by step
känselspröt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish känsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | känsel | touch, the sense used to detect physical contact |
| 2 | Swedish | känna | to feel, to sense; to know |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kænna | to make known, teach; to recognize; to notice,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Swedish spröt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spröt | something long and thin that sticks out |