Where does “narrspegel” come from?
narrspegel (Swedish) comes from Swedish spegel, from Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
narrspegel (Swedish): distorting mirror
Definitions
- distorting mirror
Ancestry of “narrspegel”, step by step
narrspegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spegel | a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface; something... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | speghil | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | spegill | mirror, looking glass Synonym: skuggsjá |
| 4 | Middle Low German | spēgel | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 8 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Swedish narr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | narr | fool; jester; joker |
| 2 | Middle Low German | narre | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 4 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 6 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 7 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |