Where does “likriktare” come from?
likriktare (Swedish) comes from German Gleichrichter, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
likriktare (Swedish): rectifier device which converts alternating current to direct current
Definitions
- rectifier device which converts alternating current to direct current
Ancestry of “likriktare”, step by step
likriktare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gleichrichter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gleichrichter | rectifier |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Swedish likrikta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | likrikta | rectify convert alternating current into direct current |
| 2 | Swedish | lika | to make more similar to; align; to put up with,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | líka | also, likewise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līkāną | to conform, to be of an agreeable kind; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |