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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppmärksamattentive
2Germanaufmerksamattentive, alert, observant; kind, nice
3Germanaufmerkento observe
4Germanmerkento notice; to memorize, remember; to realize
5Middle High Germanmerken
6Old High Germanmerchen
7Proto-West Germanic*markijanto mark
8Proto-Germanicmarkijanąto mark; to perceive, notice
9Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
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 Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti