Where does “redgarnsstrumpa” come from?
redgarnsstrumpa (Swedish) comes from Swedish redgarn, from Swedish reda, from Old Swedish rēþa, from Old Norse reiða, from Proto-Germanic wraiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
redgarnsstrumpa (Swedish): a sock or stocking made from worsted yarn
Definitions
- a sock or stocking made from worsted yarn
Ancestry of “redgarnsstrumpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | redgarn | worsted; a kind of yarn, mainly used for... |
| 2 | Swedish | reda | ready; order; to have things in order, ready for... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rēþa | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | reiða | to carry on horseback; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wraiþijaną | to anger; to curl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |