Where does “snabel-a” come from?
snabel-a (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
snabel-a (Swedish): at sign (@)
Definitions
- at sign (@)
Ancestry of “snabel-a”, step by step
snabel-a traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish snabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snabel | a trunk |
| 2 | German | Schnabel | beak, bill, pecker; mouth of a person; spout |
| 3 | Middle High German | snabel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | snabul | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snabulaz | snout; muzzle; mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |