Where does “åtgärd” come from?

åtgärd (Swedish) comes from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

åtgärd (Swedish): an action, a measure

Definitions

  1. an action, a measure

Ancestry of “åtgärd”, step by step

åtgärd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåtfor; to, towards, in a certain direction
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Swedish gärd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgärda deed, an action, a cost
2Old Swedishgærþa deed, a cost, what must be done
3Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
4Proto-Germanicgarwidō—

Words derived from “åtgärd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →