Where does “skogshallon” come from?
skogshallon (Swedish) comes from Swedish hallon, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.
skogshallon (Swedish): wild raspberry, Rubus idaeus
Definitions
- wild raspberry, Rubus idaeus
Ancestry of “skogshallon”, step by step
skogshallon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hallon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hallon | a raspberry |
| 2 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |