Where does “svärmorsdröm” come from?
svärmorsdröm (Swedish) comes from Swedish svärmor, from Swedish mör, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
svärmorsdröm (Swedish): A person (usually male) whom a hypothetical mother would consider extremely eligible for marrying their child (usually female), often on account of being kind, caring, well-mannered, and successful in life
Definitions
- A person (usually male) whom a hypothetical mother would consider extremely eligible for marrying their child (usually female), often on account of being kind, caring, well-mannered, and successful in life
Ancestry of “svärmorsdröm”, step by step
svärmorsdröm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish svärmor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svärmor | mother-in-law; the mother of someone's spouse |
| 2 | Swedish | mör | tender; very tired, exhausted, ready to go to... |
| 3 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 4 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 5 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 6 | Old French | More | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Swedish dröm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dröm | dream; Imaginary events seen in the mind while... |
| 2 | Old Norse | draumr | dream |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |