Where does “tramsighet” come from?
tramsighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish tramsig, from Swedish trams, from Swedish tramsa, from Swedish trampa, from Old Swedish trampa, from Old Norse trampa, from Proto-Germanic trampaną, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.
tramsighet (Swedish): silliness
Definitions
- silliness
Ancestry of “tramsighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tramsig | lacking in seriousness or difficult to take seriously; silly |
| 2 | Swedish | trams | ridiculous nonsense |
| 3 | Swedish | tramsa | frivolous person, dosser; pass the time with... |
| 4 | Swedish | trampa | a pedal; to walk, to step, to tramp; to pedal |
| 5 | Old Swedish | trampa | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | trampa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trampaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drem- | to run |