Where does “trädgårdstomte” come from?
trädgårdstomte (Swedish) comes from Swedish trädgård, from Swedish gård, from Old Swedish garþer, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.
trädgårdstomte (Swedish): a garden gnome
Definitions
- a garden gnome
Ancestry of “trädgårdstomte”, step by step
trädgårdstomte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trädgård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trädgård | a garden |
| 2 | Swedish | gård | farm, estate; yard; courtyard |
| 3 | Old Swedish | garþer | fence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court |
| 4 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |
via Swedish tomte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tomte | A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore... |
| 2 | Swedish | tomt | a ground lot, a parcel (of land), that has had, currently has or in the future will have a house built on it. It especially refers either to the land that directly surrounds the house (not uncommonly fenced), even if the total estate might be much bigger, or a legally delineated lot in town-like env |
| 3 | Old Norse | toft | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tumþiz | seemliness, agreement; association, guild,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |