Where does “talförvrängare” come from?

talförvrängare (Swedish) comes from Swedish förvränga, from Swedish för-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

talförvrängare (Swedish): scrambler device that anonymizes speech

Definitions

  1. scrambler device that anonymizes speech

Ancestry of “talförvrängare”, step by step

talförvrängare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förvränga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförvrängato distort (for example a voice or the truth)
2Swedishför-fore-, at the front, before; related to German...
3Old Norsefor-for; fore-
4Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
5Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtalnumber; An exercise involving calculations given...
2Old Swedishtal
3Old Norsetala talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a...
4Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
5Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-