Where does “kroppsmålning” come from?
kroppsmålning (Swedish) comes from Swedish målning, from Swedish måla, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
kroppsmålning (Swedish): body painting (application of paint to the body as a form of art)
Definitions
- body painting (application of paint to the body as a form of art)
Ancestry of “kroppsmålning”, step by step
kroppsmålning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish målning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | målning | a painting (painted work of art) |
| 2 | Swedish | måla | to paint; to score |
| 3 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 4 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 5 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Swedish kropp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kropp | body; field |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |