Where does “skynda på” come from?
skynda på (Swedish) comes from Swedish skynda, from Old Swedish skynda, from Old Norse skynda, from Proto-Germanic skundijaną — to drive; speed up; accelerate.
skynda på (Swedish): to hurry up, to hurry
Definitions
- to hurry up, to hurry
Ancestry of “skynda på”, step by step
skynda på traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skynda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skynda | to hurry; to move quickly, to do something... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skynda | to hastily drive; to hasten |
| 3 | Old Norse | skynda | to hasten, accelerate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skundijaną | to drive; speed up; accelerate |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |