Where does “tärningsbägare” come from?
tärningsbägare (Swedish) comes from Swedish bagare, from Old Swedish bikare, from Old Norse bikarr, from Old Saxon bikeri, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
tärningsbägare (Swedish): a dice cup, a dice shaker
Definitions
- a dice cup, a dice shaker
Ancestry of “tärningsbägare”, step by step
tärningsbägare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bagare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bagare | a baker |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bikare | a beaker, a mug, a cup, a drinking glass |
| 3 | Old Norse | bikarr | cup; large cup, beaker |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bikeri | cup |
| 5 | Latin | bīcārium | drinking glass |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βῖκος | vase with handles, amphora; land measure of... |
| 7 | Latin | vīcus | row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | weikos | village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Swedish tärning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tärning | die (polyhedron used in games of chance) |