Where does “krigshandling” come from?
krigshandling (Danish) comes from Swedish krig, from Swedish skadeersättning, from Swedish ersättning, from Swedish ersätta, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
krigshandling (Danish): act of war
Definitions
- act of war
Ancestry of “krigshandling”, step by step
krigshandling traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krig | war |
| 2 | Swedish | skadeersättning | compensation for damages |
| 3 | Swedish | ersättning | a replacement; a compensation, a payment |
| 4 | Swedish | ersätta | replace |
| 5 | German | ersetzen | to replace, to substitute |
| 6 | Middle High German | ersetzen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Danish krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | krig | war |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krîch | battle; war; fight |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Swedish handling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | handling | an act, a deed; an act, a document; action |
| 2 | Swedish | handla | to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | handla | to touch, to reach; to handle |
| 4 | Old Norse | handla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |