Where does “tacka sjutton för det” come from?
tacka sjutton för det (Swedish) comes from Swedish täcka, from Polish taca, from German Tasse, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test — a third party standing, after the two parties to...
Ancestry of “tacka sjutton för det”, step by step
tacka sjutton för det traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish täcka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | täcka | to cover; to place something over; to cover; to... |
| 2 | Polish | taca | tray, salver |
| 3 | German | Tasse | cup with a handle |
| 4 | French | tasse | cup; cupful |
| 5 | Middle French | tasse | — |
| 6 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 7 | Persian | تست | test |
| 8 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 9 | German | testen | to test |
| 10 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 11 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 12 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 13 | Old French | teste | head |
| 14 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 15 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 16 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
via Swedish för
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 3 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 4 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 6 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |