Where does “skruvkork” come from?
skruvkork (Swedish) comes from Swedish skruva, 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 — to wind, to turn.
skruvkork (Swedish): a screw cap
Definitions
- a screw cap
Ancestry of “skruvkork”, step by step
skruvkork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skruva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skruva | to screw; to fasten a screw; to rotate something... |
| 2 | Swedish | skruv | screw; a simple machine; screw; twist, turn; a... |
| 3 | Russian | винт | screw; propeller; vint |
| 4 | Polish | gwint | screw thread |
| 5 | German | Gewinde | thread |
| 6 | German | winden | to wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe |
| 7 | Middle High German | winden | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wintan | to wind, to wrap |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | windaną | to wind, to wrap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |