Where does “löftesbrytare” come from?
löftesbrytare (Swedish) comes from Swedish löfte, from Swedish Lova, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
löftesbrytare (Swedish): reneger, person who breaks promises
Definitions
- reneger, person who breaks promises
Ancestry of “löftesbrytare”, step by step
löftesbrytare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish löfte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | löfte | a promise; a vow |
| 2 | Swedish | Lova | — |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |