Where does “paddeltag” come from?
paddeltag (Swedish) comes from Swedish paddel, from English paddle, from Middle English padell, from Medieval Latin padela, from Middle English spaddle, from English spade, from Italian spade, from Italian spata.
paddeltag (Swedish): a stroke with a paddle (in a canoe or the like)
Definitions
- a stroke with a paddle (in a canoe or the like)
Ancestry of “paddeltag”, step by step
paddeltag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish paddel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | paddel | a paddle (two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat) |
| 2 | English | paddle | A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a... |
| 3 | Middle English | padell | small spade |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | padela | — |
| 5 | Middle English | spaddle | — |
| 6 | English | spade | A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for... |
| 7 | Italian | spade | plural of spada |
| 8 | Italian | spata | spathe |
| 9 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |