Where does “slutmuskel” come from?
slutmuskel (Swedish) comes from Swedish sluta, from Old Swedish slūta, from Low German sluten, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
slutmuskel (Swedish): a sphincter
Definitions
- a sphincter
Ancestry of “slutmuskel”, step by step
slutmuskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sluta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sluta | to stop (come to an end), to end (come to an end) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | slūta | — |
| 3 | Low German | sluten | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 5 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |