Where does “slagtålig” come from?
slagtålig (Swedish) comes from Swedish tålig, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler — heel of the foot; heel.
slagtålig (Swedish): able to take hits (without breaking or the like); impact resistant, durable, etc
Definitions
- able to take hits (without breaking or the like); impact resistant, durable, etc
Ancestry of “slagtålig”, step by step
slagtålig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tålig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tålig | durable |
| 2 | Swedish | tåla | to endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to... |
| 3 | Samoan | tālā | the currency of Samoa; tala; dollar |
| 4 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 5 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 6 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 7 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 8 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 9 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 10 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 11 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 12 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 13 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 16 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 17 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |