Where does “trafikolycka” come from?

trafikolycka (Swedish) comes from Swedish trafik, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

trafikolycka (Swedish): a traffic accident

Definitions

  1. a traffic accident

Ancestry of “trafikolycka”, step by step

trafikolycka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish trafik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrafiktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō

via Swedish olycka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholyckaaccident; unhappiness, misery
2Swedishlyckajoy, happiness; a loop; a small farm field
3Old Norselykjato shut, to close
4Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāōEvery word from Latin frioEvery word from Latin fricō
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