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Where does “öva” come from?

öva (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German ȫven, from Old Saxon ōvian, from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną — to perform, practice.

öva (Swedish): to practice, to train to do something, to...

Definitions

  1. to practice, to train to do something, to...

Ancestry of “öva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanȫven—
2Old Saxonōvian—
3Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice

Words derived from “öva”

  • yrkesutövning
  • utöva
  • utövning
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