Where does “rödvinsvänster” come from?

rödvinsvänster (Swedish) comes from Swedish rödvin, from Swedish vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

rödvinsvänster (Swedish): champagne socialist

Definitions

  1. champagne socialist

Ancestry of “rödvinsvänster”, step by step

rödvinsvänster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rödvin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrödvinred wine
2Swedishvina wine
3Old Norsevínwine
4Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Swedish vänster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvänsterleft; left-wing; left; the left side
2Old Norsevinstri
3Proto-Germanicwinistrazleft
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nomEvery word from Proto-Italic wīnom
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