Where does “luffarschack” come from?
luffarschack (Swedish) comes from Swedish schack, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.
luffarschack (Swedish): tic-tac-toe, gomoku, and similar games where the goal is to get a certain number of the same mark in a row (with the marks usually being crosses and circles)
Definitions
- tic-tac-toe, gomoku, and similar games where the goal is to get a certain number of the same mark in a row (with the marks usually being crosses and circles)
Ancestry of “luffarschack”, step by step
luffarschack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish schack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | schack | chess; a game of strategy for two players; check;... |
| 2 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 3 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 4 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 5 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 6 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 7 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Swedish luffare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | luffare | a vagabond, a tramp, bum; traveller with several... |
| 2 | Swedish | luffa | bum around |
| 3 | English | loaf | A block of bread after baking; Any solid block of... |
| 4 | English | loafer | An idle person; A shoe with no laces, resembling... |
| 5 | Old English | lāf | remnant, remainder; remainder, residue, what is... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laibu | remainder |
| 7 | Northern Sami | láibut | to bake bread |
| 8 | Northern Sami | láibi | bread |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | lājpē | bread |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |