Where does “äktenskap” come from?

äktenskap (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish äktaskap, from Middle Low German echteschap.

äktenskap (Swedish): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “äktenskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishäktaskap—
2Middle Low Germanechteschap—

Words derived from “äktenskap”

Every word from Middle Low German echteschap →Every word from Old Swedish äktaskap →