Where does “vattentät” come from?
vattentät (Swedish) comes from Swedish tät, from French tête, from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s — to stand.
vattentät (Swedish): watertight, waterproof
Definitions
- watertight, waterproof
Ancestry of “vattentät”, step by step
vattentät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tät | dense, thick "or" crowded; dense; compact;... |
| 2 | French | tête | head; header; a bright spark, a quick study |
| 3 | Middle French | teste | head |
| 4 | Old French | teste | head |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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 |