Where does “lösningsmedel” come from?
lösningsmedel (Swedish) comes from Swedish lösning, 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- — he, she.
lösningsmedel (Swedish): a solvent
Ancestry of “lösningsmedel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | lösning | solution |
| 2 | Swedish | lösa | to solve; to dissolve; to make something enter a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | løsa | to loosen, make loose; to solve; to free |
| 4 | Old Norse | leysa | to loosen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |