Where does “uppfinna” come from?
uppfinna (Swedish) comes from Swedish upp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
uppfinna (Swedish): to invent
Ancestry of “uppfinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | upp | up |
| 2 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 4 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
Words derived from “uppfinna”