Where does “tusenkonstnär” come from?
tusenkonstnär (Swedish) comes from Swedish tusen, from Old Swedish þusand, from Old Norse þúsund, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tusenkonstnär (Swedish): jack of all trades
Definitions
- jack of all trades
Ancestry of “tusenkonstnär”, step by step
tusenkonstnär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tusen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tusen | thousand |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þusand | thousand |
| 3 | Old Norse | þúsund | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Swedish konstnär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | konstnär | an artist, a person who creates art |