Where does “näckros” come from?
näckros (Swedish) comes from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
näckros (Swedish): a water lily
Definitions
- a water lily
Ancestry of “näckros”, step by step
näckros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Ros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Ros | mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie |
| 2 | Swedish | rosa | pink; praise, commend |
| 3 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 4 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 5 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 6 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 9 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Swedish näck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | näck | A Näcken, a nix (noun contra proper noun); a male water-spirit in human form, mainly residing in rivers and lakes, who lures people to drown by his wonderful violin playing |
| 2 | Old Norse | nykr | a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nikwiz- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | neygʷ- | to wash |