Where does “vindrutetorkare” come from?
vindrutetorkare (Swedish) comes from Swedish torkare, from Swedish torka, from Hungarian török, from Aromanian turcu, from Turkish Türk, from Ottoman Turkish ترك, from Persian ترک, from Middle Persian twlk' — Turk, Turkic people.
vindrutetorkare (Swedish): windshield wiper
Definitions
- windshield wiper
Ancestry of “vindrutetorkare”, step by step
vindrutetorkare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish torkare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | torkare | a dryer, a wiper |
| 2 | Swedish | torka | a drought, a dry season, a lack of rain; to dry;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | török | Turkish; Turk; first-person singular indicative... |
| 4 | Aromanian | turcu | Turk |
| 5 | Turkish | Türk | Turk; Turkish |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ترك | Turk |
| 7 | Persian | ترک | crack |
| 8 | Middle Persian | twlk' | — |
| 9 | Old Turkic | 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | Turk |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | *tür(ü)k | Turk, Turkic people |
via Swedish vindruta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vindruta | windshield |
| 2 | Swedish | vind | bent, twisted, warped; a wind; movement of air;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vinder | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vindr | wind; awry; second/third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |