Where does “sjumilaskog” come from?
sjumilaskog (Swedish) comes from Swedish sju, from Old Swedish siu, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.
sjumilaskog (Swedish): big forest
Definitions
- big forest
Ancestry of “sjumilaskog”, step by step
sjumilaskog traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sju | seven |
| 2 | Old Swedish | siu | seven |
| 3 | Old Norse | sjau | seven |
| 4 | Dutch | drie | three |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | drie | three |
| 6 | Old Dutch | thrīe | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Swedish mil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mil | Unit of length, equal to 10,000 meters; Unit of... |
| 2 | Latin | millia | nominative plural of mīlle; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | mille | thousand; 1000; mile, "particularly" a Roman mile... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |