Where does “tornseglare” come from?
tornseglare (Swedish) comes from Swedish torn, from English turn, from Middle English turnen, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
tornseglare (Swedish): a common swift, Apus apus
Definitions
- a common swift, Apus apus
Ancestry of “tornseglare”, step by step
tornseglare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish torn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | torn | tower; rook; thorn |
| 2 | English | turn | "to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To... |
| 3 | Middle English | turnen | to turn |
| 4 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 5 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 6 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Swedish seglare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | seglare | a sailor, one who sails |
| 2 | Swedish | segla | to sail, to navigate |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sighla | to sail |
| 4 | Old Norse | sigla | to sail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | siglijaną | to sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |