Where does “spåra ur” come from?
spåra ur (Swedish) comes from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
spåra ur (Swedish): to derail (of a train or the like)
Definitions
- to derail (of a train or the like)
Ancestry of “spåra ur”, step by step
spåra ur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ur | out of, from; a watch, usually mechanical |
| 2 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 4 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Swedish spåra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spåra | to track, to trace; to follow the track or trail... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | spara | to save, to store; to prevent, to deny; to spare |
| 3 | Old Norse | spara | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sparāną | to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |