Where does “stiga i graderna” come from?

stiga i graderna (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

stiga i graderna (Swedish): to rise through the ranks, to rise in the ranks

Definitions

  1. to rise through the ranks, to rise in the ranks

Ancestry of “stiga i graderna”, step by step

stiga i graderna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
2Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
3Old Norsehóprheap; group
4Middle Low Germanhōp
5Old Saxonhōp
6Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Swedish stiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstigato step; to move the foot in walking; to rise, to...
2Old Swedishstīghato step; to move the foot in walking
3Old Norsestígato step, to tread; to step on, to set foot on;...
4Proto-Germanicstīganąto go up; climb, ascend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via Swedish graderna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgraderna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kouposEvery word from Proto-Germanic haupazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic haup
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