Where does “skrapsår” come from?
skrapsår (Swedish) comes from Swedish skrapa, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “skrapsår”, step by step
skrapsår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skrapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skrapa | a scraper; a scratch; short for skyskrapa; to... |
| 2 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish sår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sår | a minor wound, a puncture of the skin |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sar | sore, aching |
| 3 | Old Norse | sár | large cask |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |