Where does “vattenkamma” come from?
vattenkamma (Swedish) comes from Swedish vatten, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
vattenkamma (Swedish): to comb hair with a wet comb or after dampening the hair (with connotations of neatness)
Definitions
- to comb hair with a wet comb or after dampening the hair (with connotations of neatness)
Ancestry of “vattenkamma”, step by step
vattenkamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vatten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vatten | water; a body of water |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |