Where does “ordspråk” come from?

ordspråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

ordspråk (Swedish): saying; proverb

Definitions

  1. saying; proverb

Ancestry of “ordspråk”, step by step

ordspråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Swedish språk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspråklanguage
2Old Swedishsprak—
3Middle Low Germansprāke—
4Old Saxonsprākaspeech
5Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →