Where does “tjuvstart” come from?
tjuvstart (Swedish) comes from Swedish start, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
tjuvstart (Swedish): A false start
Definitions
- A false start
Ancestry of “tjuvstart”, step by step
tjuvstart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | start | a start; a beginning; the starting |
| 2 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 3 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 4 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 5 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |