Where does “återanvända” come from?

återanvända (Swedish) comes from Swedish åter, from Old Swedish āter, from Old Norse aptr, from Proto-Germanic aftrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

återanvända (Swedish): to recycle, to reuse

Definitions

  1. to recycle, to reuse

Ancestry of “återanvända”, step by step

återanvända traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåteragain; back
2Old Swedishāter—
3Old Norseaptrback; again
4Proto-Germanicaftrąback, backwards; again, once more
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Swedish använda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanvändato use
2Middle Low Germananwenden—

Words derived from “återanvända”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aftrą →Every word from Old Norse aptr →