Where does “spårbunden” come from?
spårbunden (Swedish) comes from Swedish spår, from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
spårbunden (Swedish): rail-bound, that goes on rail or track
Definitions
- rail-bound, that goes on rail or track
Ancestry of “spårbunden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | spår | a track; a mark left by something that has passed... |
| 2 | Old Norse | spǫr | accusative singular indefinite of spǫrr |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |