Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “twittra” come from?

twittra (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

twittra (Swedish): to twitter, to use the microblogging service...

Definitions

  1. to twitter, to use the microblogging service...

Ancestry of “twittra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa run, trace, track, path, a running ...
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →