Where does “spegelblank” come from?
spegelblank (Swedish) comes from Swedish spegel, from Old Swedish speghil, from Old Norse spegill, from Middle Low German spēgel, from Old Saxon spēgal, from Proto-Germanic *spēgl, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
spegelblank (Swedish): glassy, mirror-like (often of water or ice)
Definitions
- glassy, mirror-like (often of water or ice)
Ancestry of “spegelblank”, step by step
spegelblank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spegel | a mirror; a smooth reflecting surface; something... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | speghil | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | spegill | mirror, looking glass Synonym: skuggsjá |
| 4 | Middle Low German | spēgel | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | spēgal | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *spēgl | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 8 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |