Where does “tunnelbanenät” come from?
tunnelbanenät (Swedish) comes from Swedish nät, from Swedish fiske, from Old Swedish fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
tunnelbanenät (Swedish): subway network
Definitions
- subway network
Ancestry of “tunnelbanenät”, step by step
tunnelbanenät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nät | net; a mesh of string, cord, or rope; net; a... |
| 2 | Swedish | fiske | fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fiske | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fiski | fishing |
| 5 | Old Norse | fiska | to fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish tunnelbana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tunnelbana | subway; underground railway |
| 2 | Swedish | bana | a path, a race, a track; a track, a railroad; a... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |