Where does “spritdryck” come from?
spritdryck (Swedish) comes from Swedish dryck, from Old Swedish drykker, from Old Norse drykkr, from Proto-Germanic drunkiz, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
spritdryck (Swedish): a liquor, a spirit, a spirit drink
Definitions
- a liquor, a spirit, a spirit drink
Ancestry of “spritdryck”, step by step
spritdryck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dryck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dryck | beverage, drink |
| 2 | Old Swedish | drykker | drink, beverage |
| 3 | Old Norse | drykkr | a drink, the act of drinking; a beverage; draught |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drunkiz | drink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |
via Swedish sprit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sprit | spirits; liquor; alcohol in general, chiefly as a... |
| 2 | French | ésprit | immaterial or incorporeal substance |
| 3 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
| 4 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 5 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |