Where does “Brottsofferfonden” come from?
Brottsofferfonden (Swedish) comes from Swedish brottsofferfond, from Swedish brottsoffer, from Swedish offer, from Old Norse offr, from Middle Low German offer, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Brottsofferfonden (Swedish): The Crime Victims Fund; a fund managed by the Swedish Crime Victim Authority, funded by fees from those convicted of crimes punishable by jail time. It is used to support research and other projects aimed at assisting crime victims
Definitions
- The Crime Victims Fund; a fund managed by the Swedish Crime Victim Authority, funded by fees from those convicted of crimes punishable by jail time. It is used to support research and other projects aimed at assisting crime victims
Ancestry of “Brottsofferfonden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brottsofferfond | A crime victims fund; a fund established to support research and provide assistance to victims of crime |
| 2 | Swedish | brottsoffer | a crime victim |
| 3 | Swedish | offer | sacrifice; victim |
| 4 | Old Norse | offr | an offering |
| 5 | Middle Low German | offer | — |
| 6 | Latin | offerō | to bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |