Where does “nu går skam på torra land” come from?
nu går skam på torra land (Swedish) comes from Swedish torra land, from Swedish länd, from Old Swedish länd, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
nu går skam på torra land (Swedish): have you no shame?, things have gone too far
Definitions
- have you no shame?, things have gone too far
Ancestry of “nu går skam på torra land”, step by step
nu går skam på torra land traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish torra land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | torra land | dry land |
| 2 | Swedish | länd | loin |
| 3 | Old Swedish | länd | land |
| 4 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |