Where does “pennvässare” come from?
pennvässare (Swedish) comes from Swedish vässa, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic hwassijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
pennvässare (Swedish): pencil sharpener
Ancestry of “pennvässare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | vässa | to sharpen; to make sharp |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvessa | sharpen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwassijaną | to make sharp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |