Where does “ljushuvud” come from?
ljushuvud (Swedish) comes from Swedish Huvud, from Old Swedish hovuþ, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ljushuvud (Swedish): a bright spark (clever person)
Definitions
- a bright spark (clever person)
Ancestry of “ljushuvud”, step by step
ljushuvud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Huvud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Huvud | head |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hovuþ | head |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish ljus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ljus | of light or color: bright; of sound;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | liūs | light, bright |
| 3 | Old Norse | ljós | a burning light; light of the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsą | light |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so-m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |