Where does “sabeltandad” come from?
sabeltandad (Swedish) comes from Swedish sabel, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.
sabeltandad (Swedish): sabre-toothed
Definitions
- sabre-toothed
Ancestry of “sabeltandad”, step by step
sabeltandad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sabel | sabre |
| 2 | German | Säbel | sabre |
| 3 | Middle High German | sabel | — |
| 4 | Polish | szabla | sabre |
| 5 | Russian | са́бля | saber, cutlass |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | саблꙗ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | sabľa | sabre |
via Swedish tandad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tandad | toothed (having teeth, usually of knives, leaves, wheels, and the like) |
| 2 | Swedish | tand | a tooth; in a mouth or on a saw; a tooth, a dent,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | tan | tooth |
| 4 | Old Norse | tǫnn | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |