Where does “motorgräsklippare” come from?

motorgräsklippare (Swedish) comes from Swedish motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

motorgräsklippare (Swedish): motorized lawnmower

Definitions

  1. motorized lawnmower

Ancestry of “motorgräsklippare”, step by step

motorgräsklippare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotorengine, motor
2Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Swedish gräsklippare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgräsklipparelawnmower
2Swedishklippaa rock, a cliff; a steadfast person; to cut with...
3Middle Low Germanklippe
4Old Saxon*klif
5Proto-West Germanic*klib
6Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin motor