Where does “lägga vantarna på” come from?

lägga vantarna på (Swedish) comes from Swedish lägga, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

lägga vantarna på (Swedish): to get one's hands on (something)

Definitions

  1. to get one's hands on (something)

Ancestry of “lägga vantarna på”, step by step

lägga vantarna på traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lägga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläggalay, put; to place something down in a position...
2Swedish-aSuffix to mark that the corresponding noun is...
3Old Swedish-aCreates denominative verbs from nouns
4Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishon, on top of; touching from above; on, against,...

via Swedish vantarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvantarna
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną