Where does “svenskamerikan” come from?
svenskamerikan (Swedish) comes from Swedish Amerikan, from Swedish -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
svenskamerikan (Swedish): Swedish-American
Definitions
- Swedish-American
Ancestry of “svenskamerikan”, step by step
svenskamerikan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Amerikan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Amerikan | Misspelling of amerikan |
| 2 | Swedish | -an | making a noun from a verb, similar to -ing and... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |
via Swedish svensk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svensk | Swedish; of or pertaining to Sweden or the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svenskr | Swedish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swihaniskaz | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swihô | a Swede |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swe- | "one's own, self" |