Where does “ryktbarhet” come from?
ryktbarhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ryktbar, from Swedish rykte, from Middle Low German ruchte, from Old Saxon hropan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
ryktbarhet (Swedish): fame, rumour, renown
Definitions
- fame, rumour, renown
Ancestry of “ryktbarhet”, step by step
ryktbarhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ryktbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ryktbar | famous, renowned |
| 2 | Swedish | rykte | a rumor |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ruchte | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hropan | to call |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |