Where does “tills döden skiljer oss åt” come from?
tills döden skiljer oss åt (Swedish) comes from Swedish oss, from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
tills döden skiljer oss åt (Swedish): till death do us part
Definitions
- till death do us part
Ancestry of “tills döden skiljer oss åt”, step by step
tills döden skiljer oss åt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish oss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | oss | us; "reflexive case of vi"; compare ourselves |
| 2 | Old Norse | óss | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ansuz | deity, god; name of the A-rune |
| 4 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Swedish åt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åt | for; to, towards, in a certain direction |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |