Where does “kemtvätt” come from?
kemtvätt (Swedish) comes from Swedish tvätt, from Old Norse þváttr, from Proto-Germanic þwahtuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
kemtvätt (Swedish): dry cleaning
Definitions
- dry cleaning
Ancestry of “kemtvätt”, step by step
kemtvätt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tvätt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tvätt | laundry; a wash |
| 2 | Old Norse | þváttr | the act of washing, laundry, washing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwahtuz | washing, laundry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish kem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kem | — |