Where does “stå på ruinens brant” come from?
stå på ruinens brant (Swedish) comes from Swedish stå, from Old Swedish stā, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stå på ruinens brant (Swedish): to be close to (financial or psychological) collapse; to be on the brink of ruin, to be on the verge of a mental breakdown, etc
Definitions
- to be close to (financial or psychological) collapse; to be on the brink of ruin, to be on the verge of a mental breakdown, etc
Ancestry of “stå på ruinens brant”, step by step
stå på ruinens brant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stå | stand; be in an upright position; be at a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stā | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | standa | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | standaną | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Swedish brant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brant | steep |
| 2 | Old Norse | brantr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brantaz | tall, high, towering |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |