Where does “stjärnfall” come from?
stjärnfall (Swedish) comes from Swedish stjärna, from Swedish reporter, from English reporter, from English report, from Middle English reporten, from Old French reporter, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
stjärnfall (Swedish): a shooting star (meteor)
Definitions
- a shooting star (meteor)
Ancestry of “stjärnfall”, step by step
stjärnfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stjärna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stjärna | star |
| 2 | Swedish | reporter | reporter |
| 3 | English | reporter | Someone or something that reports; A journalist... |
| 4 | English | report | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something) |
| 5 | Middle English | reporten | to report |
| 6 | Old French | reporter | to bring back; to gain; to get |
| 7 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish fäll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fäll | skin, hide, pelt |
| 2 | Old Norse | fall | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 6 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |