Where does “störtkär” come from?
störtkär (Swedish) comes from Swedish kår, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
störtkär (Swedish): head over heels in love, madly in love
Definitions
- head over heels in love, madly in love
Ancestry of “störtkär”, step by step
störtkär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kår
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kår | a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a... |
| 2 | French | corps | body; field; corps |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via Swedish stort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stort | largely |