Where does “vridmoment” come from?
vridmoment (Swedish) comes from Swedish vrida, from Old Swedish vriþa, from Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vridmoment (Swedish): torque; moment of force
Definitions
- torque; moment of force
Ancestry of “vridmoment”, step by step
vridmoment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vrida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vrida | to twist, to turn (something); to change the direction or orientation of |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vriþa | wring, to twist; escape; squeeze |
| 3 | Old Norse | vríða | to weave, to twist, to wind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrīþaną | to weave, to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Swedish moment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | moment | a step in a process |
| 2 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 3 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |