hända
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to happen; chiefly what happens quickly or for a short time
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish hænda inherited from Old Norse henda inherited from Proto-Germanic *handijaną (grab by hand, seize, grasp).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*handijaną
Gloss
grab by hand, seize, grasp
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hende Norwegian Bokmål
- *handijaną Proto-Germanic
- händelse Swedish
- händelsehorisont Swedish
- händelsevis Swedish
- må Swedish
- måhända Swedish
- utrikeshändelse Swedish
- hende Norwegian Nynorsk
- *hendan Old English
- henda Old Norse
- hænde Danish
- hænda Old Swedish
- henda Old Frisian