Where does “pratminus” come from?

pratminus (Swedish) comes from Swedish prat, from Proto-Germanic prattuz, from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- — to wander about.

pratminus (Swedish): en dash when used at the start of a new line to indicate that the line is a quote

Definitions

  1. en dash when used at the start of a new line to indicate that the line is a quote

Ancestry of “pratminus”, step by step

pratminus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish prat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpratSpeech, talk
2Proto-Germanicprattuzboastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbrodnó-to wander about

via Swedish minus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishminusminus sign, minus; minus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic prattuz →Every word from Swedish prat →