Where does “slumpa sig” come from?
slumpa sig (Swedish) comes from Swedish sig, from Old Norse sik, from Proto-Germanic sik, from Proto-Germanic sīką, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
slumpa sig (Swedish): to happen by chance, to just so happen
Definitions
- to happen by chance, to just so happen
Ancestry of “slumpa sig”, step by step
slumpa sig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sig | "reflexive case of han, hon, den, det, de or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |