Where does “proppsäkring” come from?

proppsäkring (Swedish) comes from Swedish säkring, from Swedish -ing, from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

proppsäkring (Swedish): a fuse for preventing overcurrent, typically a DIAZED fuse with a screw-in porcelain fuse holder

Definitions

  1. a fuse for preventing overcurrent, typically a DIAZED fuse with a screw-in porcelain fuse holder

Ancestry of “proppsäkring”, step by step

proppsäkring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säkring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäkringan assurance, a security; a fuse
2Swedish-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...
3Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
5Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

via Swedish propp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishproppa plug for stopping a hole (to prevent some liquid from passing through it, e.g. for a sink)
2Middle Low Germanpropp—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →Every word from Swedish -ing →Every word from Old Norse -ing →
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