Where does “vattenspridare” come from?
vattenspridare (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.
vattenspridare (Swedish): a sprinkler (irrigation device)
Definitions
- a sprinkler (irrigation device)
Ancestry of “vattenspridare”, step by step
vattenspridare 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 |
via Swedish spridare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spridare | a spreader; something that spreads |
| 2 | Swedish | sprida | to distribute, to spread |
| 3 | Old Swedish | spridha | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sprēden | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spraidijaną | to spread; to distribute |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |