Where does “nytändning” come from?
nytändning (Swedish) comes from Swedish tändning, from Swedish tända, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
nytändning (Swedish): the first observation of the crescent after new moon
Definitions
- the first observation of the crescent after new moon
Ancestry of “nytändning”, step by step
nytändning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tändning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tändning | lighting, igniting |
| 2 | Swedish | tända | to light, to ignite; to turn on lights; to... |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |