Where does “skiftlåstangent” come from?
skiftlåstangent (Swedish) comes from Swedish skiftlås, from Swedish skifta, from Old Swedish skipta, from Old Norse skipta, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
skiftlåstangent (Swedish): the caps lock key
Definitions
- the caps lock key
Ancestry of “skiftlåstangent”, step by step
skiftlåstangent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skiftlås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skiftlås | Caps Lock, shift lock key on typewriters, or... |
| 2 | Swedish | skifta | to shift, change, exchange, vary |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skipta | to distribute; to allot; to share |
| 4 | Old Norse | skipta | to change |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |