Where does “slutanförande” come from?
slutanförande (Swedish) comes from Swedish slut, from Middle Low German slūt, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
slutanförande (Swedish): closing arguments
Definitions
- closing arguments
Ancestry of “slutanförande”, step by step
slutanförande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish slut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slut | over, finished; which has come to an end; gone,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slūt | end; conclusion |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 4 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Swedish anförande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | anförande | a speech, a presentation, a lecture |