Where does “målarpensel” come from?
målarpensel (Swedish) comes from Swedish målare, from Swedish måla, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
målarpensel (Swedish): a paintbrush (for applying paint or the like, for example to a wall or canvas)
Definitions
- a paintbrush (for applying paint or the like, for example to a wall or canvas)
Ancestry of “målarpensel”, step by step
målarpensel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish målare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | målare | a painter |
| 2 | Swedish | måla | to paint; to score |
| 3 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 4 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 5 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 6 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Swedish brush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brush | bro (as a term of address) |