Where does “uppmärksamma” come from?
uppmärksamma (Swedish) comes from Swedish uppmärksam, from German aufmerksam, from German aufmerken, from German merken, from Middle High German merken, from Old High German merchen, from Proto-West Germanic *markijan, from Proto-Germanic markijaną — he, she.
uppmärksamma (Swedish): to notice, to point out, to call attention to
Definitions
- to notice, to point out, to call attention to
Ancestry of “uppmärksamma”, step by step
uppmärksamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish uppmärksam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | uppmärksam | attentive |
| 2 | German | aufmerksam | attentive, alert, observant; kind, nice |
| 3 | German | aufmerken | to observe |
| 4 | German | merken | to notice; to memorize, remember; to realize |
| 5 | Middle High German | merken | — |
| 6 | Old High German | merchen | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *markijan | to mark |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markijaną | to mark; to perceive, notice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |