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Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to go (by using something more/else than the human or animal body, for example skis, skates or a vehicle)
  • to depart, to leave (intransitive)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish aka inherited from Old Norse aka (drive, move, navigate, sail) inherited from Proto-Germanic *akaną (ache, be bad, be evil) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (drive, lead, push, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive, lead, push, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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