Where does “tvättmaskin” come from?
tvättmaskin (Swedish) comes from Swedish maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
tvättmaskin (Swedish): a washing machine
Definitions
- a washing machine
Ancestry of “tvättmaskin”, step by step
tvättmaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish maskin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | maskin | machine |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Swedish tvätta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tvätta | to wash; wash; to clean oneself |
| 2 | Old Norse | þváttr | the act of washing, laundry, washing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þwahtuz | washing, laundry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |