Where does “sekelskifte” come from?
sekelskifte (Swedish) comes from Swedish sekel, from French siècle, from Middle French siecle, from Old French siecle, from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
sekelskifte (Swedish): turn of the century
Definitions
- turn of the century
Ancestry of “sekelskifte”, step by step
sekelskifte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sekel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sekel | a century |
| 2 | French | siècle | century |
| 3 | Middle French | siecle | century |
| 4 | Old French | siecle | generation, lifetime; age, time; century |
| 5 | Latin | saeculum | race, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
via Swedish skifte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skifte | change, changeover; distribution, partition |