Where does “skönhetssalong” come from?
skönhetssalong (Swedish) comes from Swedish skönhet, from Swedish skön, from Old Swedish skön, from Middle Low German schö̂ne, from Old Saxon skōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
skönhetssalong (Swedish): beauty salon, beauty parlor (US), beauty parlour (UK)
Definitions
- beauty salon, beauty parlor (US), beauty parlour (UK)
Ancestry of “skönhetssalong”, step by step
skönhetssalong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skönhet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skönhet | beauty; a beauty |
| 2 | Swedish | skön | beautiful, fair; comfortable; liking, preference,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skön | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schö̂ne | fine flour bread |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skōni | shiny, beautiful |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Swedish salong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | salong | a salon (room for socializing in a finer home) |
| 2 | French | salon | living room |
| 3 | Italian | salone | sitting room, living room, lounge; reception... |
| 4 | Italian | sala | room; hall; axis |
| 5 | Latin | Sala | IJssel river |
| 6 | Zulu | isala | bunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head |
| 7 | Persian | انشاءالله | — |
| 8 | Arabic | إن شاء الله | God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it... |