Where does “stadskärna” come from?
stadskärna (Swedish) comes from Swedish städ, from Old Swedish stæþ, from Old Norse steði, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
stadskärna (Swedish): a city centre
Definitions
- a city centre
Ancestry of “stadskärna”, step by step
stadskärna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish städ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | städ | anvil |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stæþ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | steði | anvil |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish kärna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kärna | a seed, a pip; a kernel, a nucleus, a core; a pit |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kiærne | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kjarni | kernel, core; core |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |