Where does “släpphänthet” come from?
släpphänthet (Swedish) comes from Swedish släpphänt, from Swedish slappa, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
släpphänthet (Swedish): laxity, permissiveness
Definitions
- laxity, permissiveness
Ancestry of “släpphänthet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | släpphänt | tending to drop things |
| 2 | Swedish | slappa | to relax; do nothing |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |