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Where does “löpare” come from?

löpare (Swedish) comes from Swedish -are, from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

löpare (Swedish): a runner; athlete who runs, skates or skis long...

Definitions

  1. a runner; athlete who runs, skates or skis long...

Ancestry of “löpare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-areRegular construction of comparative: ful →...
2Old Swedish-are—
3Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “löpare”

  • löparbana
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →