Where does “provhytt” come from?
provhytt (Swedish) comes from Swedish pröva, from Old Swedish prøva, from Middle Low German prôven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
provhytt (Swedish): a changing room, a fitting room (in a clothes shop)
Definitions
- a changing room, a fitting room (in a clothes shop)
Ancestry of “provhytt”, step by step
provhytt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pröva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pröva | to try, to make an attempt or to sample and... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | prøva | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | prôven | — |
| 4 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish hytt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hytt | a cabin; a driver's compartment |