Where does “lovprisa” come from?
lovprisa (Swedish) comes from Swedish prisa, from Swedish pris, from French prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
lovprisa (Swedish): to praise, to extol
Definitions
- to praise, to extol
Ancestry of “lovprisa”, step by step
lovprisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish prisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prisa | to award a prize; to praise, to laud |
| 2 | Swedish | pris | price, cost of an action; price, cost to gain... |
| 3 | French | prise | socket, wall socket; hold; grip |
| 4 | Old French | prise | seizure; taking; capture |
| 5 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 6 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |