Where does “spåna” come from?
spåna (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-.
spåna (Swedish): to ponder, consider
Definitions
- to ponder, consider
Ancestry of “spåna”, step by step
spåna traces back through 3 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 Danish spån
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | spån | chip, shaving |
| 2 | Old Norse | spánn | chip, shaving |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᚨᚾᚢᛉ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spēnuz | piece of wood; chip, shaving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)peH- | — |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |