Where does “massagestav” come from?

massagestav (Swedish) comes from Swedish massage, from French massage, from French masser, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

massagestav (Swedish): vibrator sex toy

Definitions

  1. vibrator sex toy

Ancestry of “massagestav”, step by step

massagestav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish massage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmassagemassage
2Frenchmassagephysical massage
3Frenchmasserto massage
4Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
5Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
6Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via Swedish stav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
2Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
3Old Norsestafrstaff
4Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ
5Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyétiEvery word from Ancient Greek μάσσω
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