Where does “vitrinskåp” come from?
vitrinskåp (Swedish) comes from Swedish skåp, from Old Swedish skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
vitrinskåp (Swedish): a vitrine, a display cabinet
Definitions
- a vitrine, a display cabinet
Ancestry of “vitrinskåp”, step by step
vitrinskåp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skåp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skåp | a cabinet, a cupboard, a locker; a storage area... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Swedish vitrin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vitrin | a vitrine (glass-paneled cabinet), a display cabinet |
| 2 | French | vitrine | shop window; shopping; vitrine |
| 3 | French | vitre | pane of glass, window pane; window; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |