Where does “återerövring” come from?

återerövring (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.

återerövring (Swedish): reconquest

Definitions

  1. reconquest

Ancestry of “återerövring”, step by step

återerövring 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 erövring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisherövringconquest
2Swedish-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...
3Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
5Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic aftrą →Every word from Old Norse aptr →