Where does “störnivå” come from?
störnivå (Swedish) comes from Swedish nivå, from French niveau, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
störnivå (Swedish): impurity level
Definitions
- impurity level
Ancestry of “störnivå”, step by step
störnivå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nivå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nivå | level |
| 2 | French | niveau | level |
| 3 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 5 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 6 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via Swedish störa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | störa | to disturb, to confuse or irritate, to interfere,... |
| 2 | German | stören | to disturb, to interfere, to bother |
| 3 | Middle High German | stören | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stōren | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *staurijan | to destroy, disturb |