Where does “strålföljning” come from?
strålföljning (Swedish) comes from Swedish följa, from Old Swedish fylghia, from Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic fulgijaną — to follow.
strålföljning (Swedish): ray tracing
Definitions
- ray tracing
Ancestry of “strålföljning”, step by step
strålföljning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish följa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | följa | follow; to go after; follow; to be the next in a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fylghia | to follow; to accompany; to seek, to aim at |
| 3 | Old Norse | fylgja | companionship; kind of guardian angel, guardian... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fulgijaną | to follow |
via Swedish stråle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stråle | a ray, a beam; ray; a line extending indefinitely... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strâle | arrow |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strāla | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *strālu | arrow |
via English ray tracing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ray tracing | A technique that produces realistically shaded images by projecting imaginary light rays to determine which parts of an object should be illuminated |