Where does “sotare” come from?
sotare (Swedish) comes from Swedish söta, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
sotare (Swedish): chimney sweep
Definitions
- chimney sweep
Ancestry of “sotare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | söta | to sweeten; to make sweet to the taste |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |