Where does “ytvatten” come from?
ytvatten (Swedish) comes from Swedish yta, from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler — Jacob.
ytvatten (Swedish): surface water
Definitions
- surface water
Ancestry of “ytvatten”, step by step
ytvatten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish yta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | yta | surface; upside of a flat object; surface; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | ut | out; get out!; from a certain point within a... |
| 3 | Swedish | tåla | to endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to... |
| 4 | Samoan | tālā | the currency of Samoa; tala; dollar |
| 5 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 6 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 7 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 8 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 9 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 10 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 11 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 12 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 13 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 14 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 17 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
via Swedish vatten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vatten | water; a body of water |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |