Where does “trolovning” come from?
trolovning (Swedish) comes from Swedish trolova, from Swedish Lova, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
trolovning (Swedish): betrothal
Definitions
- betrothal
Ancestry of “trolovning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trolova | to betroth to promise to give in marriage |
| 2 | Swedish | Lova | — |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |