Where does “knarkarkvart” come from?
knarkarkvart (Swedish) comes from Swedish kvart, from French quart, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
knarkarkvart (Swedish): a (shabby) apartment where users of illegal drugs reside or hang out; a drug den
Definitions
- a (shabby) apartment where users of illegal drugs reside or hang out; a drug den
Ancestry of “knarkarkvart”, step by step
knarkarkvart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kvart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kvart | a quarter; a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes; a... |
| 2 | French | quart | fourth; quarter; shift |
| 3 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Swedish knarkare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | knarkare | a drug addict; a junkie |
| 2 | Swedish | -are | Regular construction of comparative: ful →... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -are | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |