Where does “vinflaska” come from?
vinflaska (Swedish) comes from Swedish vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
vinflaska (Swedish): a wine bottle, a bottle of wine
Definitions
- a wine bottle, a bottle of wine
Ancestry of “vinflaska”, step by step
vinflaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vin | a wine |
| 2 | Old Norse | vín | wine |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīną | wine |
| 4 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |
via Swedish flaska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flaska | a bottle, a flask |
| 2 | Old Norse | flaska | flask, bottle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |