Where does “slåttermaskin” come from?
slåttermaskin (Swedish) comes from English slatter, from English slat, from Middle English sclatten, from Old Norse slétta, from Proto-Germanic slihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
slåttermaskin (Swedish): a mower, a mowing machine (agricultural machine)
Definitions
- a mower, a mowing machine (agricultural machine)
Ancestry of “slåttermaskin”, step by step
slåttermaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slatter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slatter | To be careless, negligent, or awkward, especially... |
| 2 | English | slat | A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | sclatten | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | slétta | to even out |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slihtijaną | to smoothe, to even out |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish maskin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | maskin | machine |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |