Where does “kärnkraftsavfall” come from?
kärnkraftsavfall (Swedish) comes from Swedish avfall, from Swedish fäll, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
kärnkraftsavfall (Swedish): nuclear waste
Definitions
- nuclear waste
Ancestry of “kärnkraftsavfall”, step by step
kärnkraftsavfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish avfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avfall | waste, refuse, garbage |
| 2 | Swedish | fäll | skin, hide, pelt |
| 3 | Old Norse | fall | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Swedish kärnkraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kärnkraft | nuclear power; a nuclear force |
| 2 | Swedish | kärna | a seed, a pip; a kernel, a nucleus, a core; a pit |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kiærne | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kjarni | kernel, core; core |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |