Where does “lågpris” come from?
lågpris (Swedish) comes from Swedish pris, from French prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
lågpris (Swedish): discount, low-cost, cut-rate (price lower than normal)
Definitions
- discount, low-cost, cut-rate (price lower than normal)
Ancestry of “lågpris”, step by step
lågpris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pris | price, cost of an action; price, cost to gain... |
| 2 | French | prise | socket, wall socket; hold; grip |
| 3 | Old French | prise | seizure; taking; capture |
| 4 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 5 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish låg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | låg | low; having a small height; of low moral or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lāgher | low |
| 3 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 4 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 6 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |