Where does “återberätta” come from?

återberätta (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.

återberätta (Swedish): retell, renarrate

Definitions

  1. retell, renarrate

Ancestry of “återberätta”, step by step

återberätta 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 berätta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishberättatell, narrate
2Old Swedishberætta—
3Middle Low Germanberichten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aftrą →Every word from Old Norse aptr →