Where does “kulturknutte” come from?
kulturknutte (Swedish) comes from Swedish kultur, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.
kulturknutte (Swedish): someone (professionally) engaged in high culture (especially indirectly, like a critic in the press)
Definitions
- someone (professionally) engaged in high culture (especially indirectly, like a critic in the press)
Ancestry of “kulturknutte”, step by step
kulturknutte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kultur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kultur | culture, cultivation; culture, spiritual... |
| 2 | Latin | cultūra | care, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry |
| 3 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 4 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 6 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Swedish knutte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | knutte | a motorcyclist (dressed in leather), a biker |