Where does “robotdammsugare” come from?
robotdammsugare (Swedish) comes from Swedish dammsugare, from Swedish sugare, from Swedish suga, from Old Swedish sūgha, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
robotdammsugare (Swedish): a robotic vacuum cleaner
Definitions
- a robotic vacuum cleaner
Ancestry of “robotdammsugare”, step by step
robotdammsugare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dammsugare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dammsugare | vacuum cleaner; a kind of pastry rolled in green... |
| 2 | Swedish | sugare | a sucker (something or someone that sucks something) |
| 3 | Swedish | suga | carpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga; to suck;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sūgha | to suck |
| 5 | Old Norse | súga | to suck |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Swedish robot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | robot | robot; missile |
| 2 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 3 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 4 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |