Where does “skönhetstävling” come from?
skönhetstävling (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...
skönhetstävling (Swedish): a beauty pageant, a beauty contest
Definitions
- a beauty pageant, a beauty contest
Ancestry of “skönhetstävling”, step by step
skönhetstävling 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 tävling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tävling | a competition, a race |
| 2 | Swedish | tävla | to compete, to contend, to race |
| 3 | Old Norse | tefla | to play at tables, chess or draughts |
| 4 | Old Norse | tafl | any of a class of ancient Northern European... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tabulā | table |
| 6 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |