Where does “på det hela taget” come from?
på det hela taget (Swedish) comes from Swedish det, from Old Swedish þæt, from Old Norse þat, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
på det hela taget (Swedish): overall, on the whole (looking at it as a whole)
Definitions
- overall, on the whole (looking at it as a whole)
Ancestry of “på det hela taget”, step by step
på det hela taget traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish det
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | det | It; third-person singular, referring to nouns of... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þæt | it; that |
| 3 | Old Norse | þat | it; that |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Swedish hela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hela | to heal; especially through faith |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hēla | to heal, to cure |
| 3 | Old Norse | heila | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailijaną | to make whole, to mend; to heal, to make healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |