Where does “pudra näsan” come from?
pudra näsan (Swedish) comes from Swedish pudra, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
pudra näsan (Swedish): to powder one's nose (go to the toilet)
Definitions
- to powder one's nose (go to the toilet)
Ancestry of “pudra näsan”, step by step
pudra näsan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pudra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pudra | to powder |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish näsan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | näsan | — |