Where does “skönlitteratur” come from?
skönlitteratur (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
skönlitteratur (Swedish): fiction
Definitions
- fiction
Ancestry of “skönlitteratur”, step by step
skönlitteratur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skön
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skön | beautiful, fair; comfortable; liking, preference,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skön | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schö̂ne | fine flour bread |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skōni | shiny, beautiful |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skaunī | beautiful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaunį̄ | niceness, beauty |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via French belles-lettres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | belles-lettres | fine writing; literature |
via Swedish litteratur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | litteratur | literature |