Where does “provrör” come from?

provrör (Swedish) comes from Swedish prov, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

provrör (Swedish): a test tube

Definitions

  1. a test tube

Ancestry of “provrör”, step by step

provrör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish prov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprovtest; test; examination
2Latinprobatest, trial; proof, evidence
3Latinprobāre—
4Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
5LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish rör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröra reed, a cane, a straw; a cane; a reed
2Old Swedishrør—
3Old Norsereyrrreed
4Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

Words derived from “provrör”

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