Where does “webbläsare” come from?
webbläsare (Swedish) comes from Swedish webb, from English Web, from Middle English webbe, from Old English webba, from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
webbläsare (Swedish): web browser
Definitions
- web browser
Ancestry of “webbläsare”, step by step
webbläsare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish webb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | webb | the World Wide Web; a website |
| 2 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 3 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 4 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 5 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Swedish läsare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | läsare | a reader; a person who reads something; a... |
| 2 | Swedish | läsa | to read; to interpret written information; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | læsa | to collect, gather; to read |
| 4 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 5 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 6 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 7 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 8 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |