Where does “skålpund” come from?
skålpund (Swedish) comes from Swedish pund, from Old Swedish pund, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
skålpund (Swedish): a Swedish pound at 425.07 g
Definitions
- a Swedish pound at 425.07 g
Ancestry of “skålpund”, step by step
skålpund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pund | a pound (unit of mass) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pund | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 5 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Swedish skål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skål | cheers; a bowl; a container; a toast; a raising... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skal | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skel | shell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |