Where does “Svärjevän” come from?
Svärjevän (Swedish) comes from Swedish Svärje, from Swedish Sverige, from Swedish rike, from Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Svärjevän (Swedish): a member or supporter of the Sweden Democrats (or a person perceived as holding similar views)
Definitions
- a member or supporter of the Sweden Democrats (or a person perceived as holding similar views)
Ancestry of “Svärjevän”, step by step
Svärjevän traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Svärje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Svärje | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Sverige | — |
| 3 | Swedish | rike | a realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | ríki | realm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīkiją | rulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |