Where does “tändsticksask” come from?
tändsticksask (Swedish) comes from Swedish tändsticka, from Swedish tända, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
tändsticksask (Swedish): a matchbox
Definitions
- a matchbox
Ancestry of “tändsticksask”, step by step
tändsticksask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tändsticka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tändsticka | a match; device to make fire |
| 2 | Swedish | tända | to light, to ignite; to turn on lights; to... |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish ask
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ask | the European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | asker | ash; wooden box |
| 3 | Old Norse | askr | ash; wooden vessel or dish |
| 4 | Old English | ærn | house, habitation |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raʀn | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | razną | house, dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |