Where does “valfångare” come from?
valfångare (Swedish) comes from Swedish fångare, from Swedish fånga, from Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
valfångare (Swedish): a whaler (one who hunts whales)
Definitions
- a whaler (one who hunts whales)
Ancestry of “valfångare”, step by step
valfångare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fångare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fångare | a catcher; person or animal that catches; a tool... |
| 2 | Swedish | fånga | to catch, to capture |
| 3 | Old Norse | fanga | to fetch, capture |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |