Where does “lösare” come from?
lösare (Swedish) comes from Swedish lösa, from Old Swedish løsa, from Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
lösare (Swedish): a solver
Definitions
- a solver
Ancestry of “lösare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lösa | to solve; to dissolve; to make something enter a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | løsa | to loosen, make loose; to solve; to free |
| 3 | Old Norse | leysa | to loosen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |