Where does “smygrökare” come from?
smygrökare (Swedish) comes from Swedish rökare, from Swedish röka, from Old Swedish rø̄kia, from Old Norse reykja, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
smygrökare (Swedish): person who smokes on the sly
Definitions
- person who smokes on the sly
Ancestry of “smygrökare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rökare | smoker; person who smokes |
| 2 | Swedish | röka | to smoke; to inhale the smoke of burning tobacco;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rø̄kia | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | reykja | to smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raukijaną | to smoke |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |