Where does “schweiziska” come from?
schweiziska (Swedish) comes from Swedish schweizisk, from Swedish Schweiz, from German Schweiz, from German Schwyz, from Latin Suittes, from Old High German swīdan, from Proto-West Germanic swīþan, from Proto-Germanic swīþaną — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
schweiziska (Swedish): a woman from Switzerland
Definitions
- a woman from Switzerland
Ancestry of “schweiziska”, step by step
schweiziska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish schweizisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | schweizisk | Swiss; relating to Switzerland or the Swiss... |
| 2 | Swedish | Schweiz | — |
| 3 | German | Schweiz | Switzerland |
| 4 | German | Schwyz | — |
| 5 | Latin | Suittes | — |
| 6 | Old High German | swīdan | to burn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | swīþan | to burn, to singe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swīþaną | to burn, singe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |