Where does “klänningsliv” come from?
klänningsliv (Swedish) comes from Swedish klänning, from Swedish klädning, from Swedish kläda, from Old Swedish klæþa, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
klänningsliv (Swedish): a bodice (of a dress – the part above the skirt)
Definitions
- a bodice (of a dress – the part above the skirt)
Ancestry of “klänningsliv”, step by step
klänningsliv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish klänning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klänning | a dress |
| 2 | Swedish | klädning | — |
| 3 | Swedish | kläda | to dress; now commonly contracted to "klä" |
| 4 | Old Swedish | klæþa | to dress |
| 5 | Old Norse | klæða | — |
| 6 | Old English | clāþian | to clothe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþōną | to clothe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |
via Swedish liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | liv | life, lifetime, existence; living being,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | līf | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |