Where does “stjärnskruvmejsel” come from?

stjärnskruvmejsel (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.

stjärnskruvmejsel (Swedish): a Phillips screwdriver

Definitions

  1. a Phillips screwdriver

Ancestry of “stjärnskruvmejsel”, step by step

stjärnskruvmejsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stjärna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstjärnastar
2Swedishreporterreporter
3EnglishreporterSomeone or something that reports; A journalist...
4EnglishreportTo relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something)
5Middle Englishreportento report
6Old Frenchreporterto bring back; to gain; to get
7Old Frenchre-re- again; once more
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish skruvmejsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskruvmejselscrewdriver (hand tool)
2Swedishskruvscrew; a simple machine; screw; twist, turn; a...
3Russianвинтscrew; propeller; vint
4Polishgwintscrew thread
5GermanGewindethread
6Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
7Middle High Germanwinden—
8Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
9Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →