Where does “pantlånare” come from?
pantlånare (Swedish) comes from Swedish lånare, from Swedish låna, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
pantlånare (Swedish): a pawnbroker
Definitions
- a pawnbroker
Ancestry of “pantlånare”, step by step
pantlånare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lånare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lånare | borrower |
| 2 | Swedish | låna | to loan, to borrow; to lend |
| 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- | — |