Where does “utmaning” come from?
utmaning (Swedish) comes from Swedish utmana, from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler — Jacob.
utmaning (Swedish): a challenge
Ancestry of “utmaning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | utmana | to challenge |
| 2 | Swedish | ut | out; get out!; from a certain point within a... |
| 3 | Swedish | tåla | to endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to... |
| 4 | Samoan | tālā | the currency of Samoa; tala; dollar |
| 5 | English | Dollar | — |
| 6 | Dutch | dollar | dollar |
| 7 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 8 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 9 | German | taler | — |
| 10 | German | Joachimsthaler | — |
| 11 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 12 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 13 | Latin | sānctus | — |
| 14 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | — |
| 17 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |