Where does “konstfiber” come from?

konstfiber (Swedish) comes from Swedish fiber, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

konstfiber (Swedish): synthetic fiber

Definitions

  1. synthetic fiber

Ancestry of “konstfiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiberfibre (UK), fiber (US) (similar senses to English, though less often of moral fiber)
2Latinfibrafiber, filament
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin fibra →
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