Where does “skräpa ner” come from?

skräpa ner (Swedish) comes from Swedish ner, from Swedish neder, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

skräpa ner (Swedish): to litter, to spread trash or (smaller cleanable) debris

Definitions

  1. to litter, to spread trash or (smaller cleanable) debris

Ancestry of “skräpa ner”, step by step

skräpa ner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnerdown; in a direction downwards; down; off
2Swedishnederdown, downwards
3Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Swedish skräp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskräpgarbage, junk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →