Where does “uppesittarkväll” come from?
uppesittarkväll (Swedish) comes from Swedish sitta, from Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
uppesittarkväll (Swedish): an evening where one stays up late doing a certain thing (usually with family)
Definitions
- an evening where one stays up late doing a certain thing (usually with family)
Ancestry of “uppesittarkväll”, step by step
uppesittarkväll traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sitta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sitta | to sit |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sitia | to sit |
| 3 | Old Norse | sitja | to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Swedish kväll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kväll | An evening |
| 2 | Old Swedish | quæld | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kveld | evening |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwildiz | dying; death; downfall; end; the end or dying of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Swedish uppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | uppe | up; up, awake |