Where does “rånarluva” come from?
rånarluva (Swedish) comes from Swedish rånare, from Swedish rån, from Swedish gorå, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rånarluva (Swedish): a ski mask, a balaclava (as stereotypically used to conceal one's identity during robberies, demonstrations, and the like, but also used generically to refer to ski masks)
Definitions
- a ski mask, a balaclava (as stereotypically used to conceal one's identity during robberies, demonstrations, and the like, but also used generically to refer to ski masks)
Ancestry of “rånarluva”, step by step
rånarluva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rånare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rånare | a robber |
| 2 | Swedish | rån | a robbery; a wafer |
| 3 | Swedish | gorå | wafer |
| 4 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 5 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 6 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 7 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 8 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Swedish luva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | luva | a simple brimless (close-fitting) hat made from a soft material, like a knit cap |