Where does “spindelnät” come from?
spindelnät (Swedish) comes from Swedish nät, from Swedish fiske, from Old Swedish fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
spindelnät (Swedish): a spider web (silken web)
Definitions
- a spider web (silken web)
Ancestry of “spindelnät”, step by step
spindelnät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nät | net; a mesh of string, cord, or rope; net; a... |
| 2 | Swedish | fiske | fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fiske | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fiski | fishing |
| 5 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |