Where does “nätmelon” come from?
nätmelon (Swedish) comes from Swedish nät, from Swedish fiske, from Old Swedish fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
nätmelon (Swedish): cantaloupe (type of melon)
Definitions
- cantaloupe (type of melon)
Ancestry of “nätmelon”, step by step
nätmelon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nät | net; a mesh of string, cord, or rope; net; a... |
| 2 | Swedish | fiske | fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fiske | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fiski | fishing |
| 5 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish melon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | melon | melon |
| 2 | Italian | melone | melon, musk melon |
| 3 | Middle French | melon | — |
| 4 | Old French | melon | melon (fruit) |
| 5 | Latin | melonem | accusative singular of mēlō |
| 6 | Latin | melopeponem | A type of pumpkin |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μηλοπέπων | melon, "Cucumis melo" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |