Where does “ta med sig något i graven” come from?
ta med sig något i graven (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
ta med sig något i graven (Swedish): to take something to the grave
Definitions
- to take something to the grave
Ancestry of “ta med sig något i graven”, step by step
ta med sig något i graven traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 2 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 3 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
via Swedish ta med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ta med | to bring (with oneself) |
| 2 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 3 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 4 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 5 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |