Where does “kärleksbarn” come from?
kärleksbarn (Swedish) comes from Swedish kärlek, from Old Swedish kærleker, from Old Norse kærleikr, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
kärleksbarn (Swedish): love child
Definitions
- love child
Ancestry of “kärleksbarn”, step by step
kärleksbarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kärlek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kärlek | love; a love, a darling, a romance |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kærleker | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kærleikr | friendly terms, intimacy |
| 4 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 5 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 6 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |