Where does “ryggradslös” come from?
ryggradslös (Swedish) comes from Swedish ryggrad, from Swedish rygg, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ryggradslös (Swedish): invertebrate (having no spine)
Definitions
- invertebrate (having no spine)
Ancestry of “ryggradslös”, step by step
ryggradslös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ryggrad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ryggrad | backbone, spine |
| 2 | Swedish | rygg | back; the rear of the body; especially the part... |
| 3 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 4 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 5 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 6 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 7 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |