Where does “tågklarerare” come from?
tågklarerare (Swedish) comes from Swedish tåg, from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
tågklarerare (Swedish): a train dispatcher, a signaller
Definitions
- a train dispatcher, a signaller
Ancestry of “tågklarerare”, step by step
tågklarerare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tåg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tåg | a railroad train; a train, a march, a military... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tag | day; age, lifetime; convention, congress |
| 3 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Swedish klarera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klarera | to deal with (something) conclusively, to dispatch |