Where does “slumpartikel” come from?

slumpartikel (Swedish) comes from Swedish artikel, from German Artikel, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

slumpartikel (Swedish): random article

Definitions

  1. random article

Ancestry of “slumpartikel”, step by step

slumpartikel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish artikel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishartikelan article
2GermanArtikelarticle; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,...
3LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
4Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Swedish slump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslumpchance, happenstance
2Middle Low Germanslump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értusEvery word from Latin artus