Where does “ta på allvar” come from?
ta på allvar (Swedish) comes from Swedish på allvar, from Swedish allvar, from Old Norse alvara, from Old Norse ǫlværr, from Middle Low German alwār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ta på allvar (Swedish): to take (something or someone) seriously
Definitions
- to take (something or someone) seriously
Ancestry of “ta på allvar”, step by step
ta på allvar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish på allvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på allvar | seriously, in earnest, for real |
| 2 | Swedish | allvar | seriousness, earnestness, serious business |
| 3 | Old Norse | alvara | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | ǫlværr | benevolent |
| 5 | Middle Low German | alwār | true, kind, benevolent |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |