Where does “tumvante” come from?
tumvante (Swedish) comes from Swedish tumme, from Old Swedish þumi, from Old Norse þúmi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tumvante (Swedish): a mitten
Definitions
- a mitten
Ancestry of “tumvante”, step by step
tumvante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tumme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tumme | a thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þumi | thumb |
| 3 | Old Norse | þúmi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Swedish vante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vante | a (usually knitted or made of cloth) garment worn on the hands for warmth (or to protect against heat, in the case of an oven mitt) |