Where does “Adidas-krigare” come from?
Adidas-krigare (Swedish) comes from Swedish krigare, from Swedish kriga, from Swedish krig, from Swedish skadeersättning, from Swedish ersättning, from Swedish ersätta, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen — Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
Ancestry of “Adidas-krigare”, step by step
Adidas-krigare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish krigare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krigare | a warrior |
| 2 | Swedish | kriga | to war, to fight |
| 3 | Swedish | krig | war |
| 4 | Swedish | skadeersättning | compensation for damages |
| 5 | Swedish | ersättning | a replacement; a compensation, a payment |
| 6 | Swedish | ersätta | replace |
| 7 | German | ersetzen | to replace, to substitute |
| 8 | Middle High German | ersetzen | — |
| 9 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
via Swedish Adidas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Adidas | Adidas (sports apparel manufacturer) |