Where does “osläckt” come from?
osläckt (Swedish) comes from Swedish släckt, from Swedish släcka, from Old Swedish slækkia, from Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic slakwjaną, from Proto-Germanic slekwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
osläckt (Swedish): unslaked
Definitions
- unslaked
Ancestry of “osläckt”, step by step
osläckt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish släckt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | släckt | turned off (of a light or candle) |
| 2 | Swedish | släcka | to turn off; to extinguish, to quench; to slake;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | slækkia | to extinguish, to put out |
| 4 | Old Norse | sløkkva | to extinguish, quench, slake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slakwjaną | to clear, delete |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slekwaną | to go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |