Where does “webbsajt” come from?
webbsajt (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.
webbsajt (Swedish): a website
Definitions
- a website
Ancestry of “webbsajt”, step by step
webbsajt 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 sajt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sajt | site |
| 2 | English | site | Sorrow, grief; The place where anything is fixed;... |
| 3 | Middle English | site | sorrow, grief |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | site | site; location |
| 5 | Latin | situs | permitted, allowed, suffered, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |