Where does “verbböjning” come from?
verbböjning (Swedish) comes from Swedish böjning, from Swedish böja, from Old Swedish bøghia, from Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
verbböjning (Swedish): conjugation, verb inflection
Definitions
- conjugation, verb inflection
Ancestry of “verbböjning”, step by step
verbböjning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish böjning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | böjning | inflection |
| 2 | Swedish | böja | bow, bend; inflect |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bøghia | to bend; to turn; to force, compel |
| 4 | Old Norse | beygja | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | verb | verb |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |