Where does “sammetsögd” come from?

sammetsögd (Swedish) comes from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sammetsögd (Swedish): soft-eyed with gentle, tender and pleasant eyes

Definitions

  1. soft-eyed with gentle, tender and pleasant eyes

Ancestry of “sammetsögd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsammetvelvet
2Middle Low Germansammet
3Old Frenchsamitsamite
4Latinsamitum
5Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον
6Ancient Greekἕξsix
7Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs
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