Where does “starksprit” come from?
starksprit (Swedish) comes from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
starksprit (Swedish): hard liquor (as opposed to other alcoholic drink)
Definitions
- hard liquor (as opposed to other alcoholic drink)
Ancestry of “starksprit”, step by step
starksprit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stärk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 2 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 3 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
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;... |