Where does “valsa” come from?
valsa (Swedish) comes from Swedish vals, from French valse, from German Walzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
valsa (Swedish): }} to roll (something) with a roller (as part of metalworking)
Definitions
- }} to roll (something) with a roller (as part of metalworking)
Ancestry of “valsa”, step by step
valsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vals
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vals | waltz, a dance; lie, untruth; roller; a rotating... |
| 2 | French | valse | waltz; inflection of valser: ##... |
| 3 | German | Walzer | waltz |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
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- | — |