Where does “själavårdare” come from?
själavårdare (Swedish) comes from Swedish själ, from English shawl, from Middle English schalen, from Middle English schale, from Old English sċealu, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “själavårdare”, step by step
själavårdare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish själ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | själ | soul; Obsolete spelling of säl |
| 2 | English | shawl | A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a... |
| 3 | Middle English | schalen | to shell |
| 4 | Middle English | schale | shell, husk; scale |
| 5 | Old English | sċealu | shell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | shell, husk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Swedish vårdare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vårdare | a caregiver, a carer (person who (professionally) provides care for people) |
| 2 | Swedish | vårda | to nurse, to take care of |
| 3 | Old Swedish | varþa | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | verða | to become |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |