Where does “slickepinne” come from?
slickepinne (Swedish) comes from Swedish pinne, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
slickepinne (Swedish): a lollipop
Definitions
- a lollipop
Ancestry of “slickepinne”, step by step
slickepinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pinne | a stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | pinni | a pin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | penn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |