Where does “kukmätartävling” come from?
kukmätartävling (Swedish) comes from Swedish mäta, from Old Swedish mata, from Middle Low German maten, from Old Saxon metan, from Proto-West Germanic metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
kukmätartävling (Swedish): a dick-measuring contest
Definitions
- a dick-measuring contest
Ancestry of “kukmätartävling”, step by step
kukmätartävling traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mäta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mäta | to measure |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mata | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | maten | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | metan | to measure; to mete |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | metan | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Swedish tävling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tävling | a competition, a race |
| 2 | Swedish | tävla | to compete, to contend, to race |
| 3 | Old Norse | tefla | to play at tables, chess or draughts |
| 4 | Old Norse | tafl | any of a class of ancient Northern European... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tabulā | table |
| 6 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |