Where does “knäpptyst” come from?

knäpptyst (Swedish) comes from Swedish knäppa, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.

knäpptyst (Swedish): completely silent, dead silent

Definitions

  1. completely silent, dead silent

Ancestry of “knäpptyst”, step by step

knäpptyst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knäppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäppato button up, to fasten with button or with a...
2Swedishafrom
3Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
4Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
5Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
6Old Swedishløpato run
7Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
8Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
9Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via Swedish tyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtystquiet; with little or no sound; quiet; having the...
2Old Swedishþyster
3Proto-Germanicþusiþazsilent
4Proto-Germanicþusjanąto be calm
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupanąEvery word from Old Norse hlaupa