Where does “lagkamrat” come from?
lagkamrat (Swedish) comes from Swedish kamrat, from German Kamerad, from Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara — to bend, to curve.
lagkamrat (Swedish): teammate
Definitions
- teammate
Ancestry of “lagkamrat”, step by step
lagkamrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kamrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kamrat | friend; mate, companion; comrade; fellow... |
| 2 | German | Kamerad | comrade, a fellow soldier; comrade, a fellow, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | kameraad | comrade |
| 4 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 5 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 6 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 7 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 8 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 10 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
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 |