Where does “skruvdragare” come from?

skruvdragare (Swedish) comes from Swedish skruv, from Russian винт, from Polish gwint, from German Gewinde, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną — to wind, to turn.

skruvdragare (Swedish): electric screwdriver

Definitions

  1. electric screwdriver

Ancestry of “skruvdragare”, step by step

skruvdragare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skruv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskruvscrew; a simple machine; screw; twist, turn; a...
2Russianвинтscrew; propeller; vint
3Polishgwintscrew thread
4GermanGewindethread
5Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
6Middle High Germanwinden
7Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
8Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Swedish draga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdragaDated form of dra
2Middle Low Germandragen
3Old Saxondraganto go, to travel
4Proto-Germanicdragan
5Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic windanąEvery word from Old High German wintan