Where does “abstinensbesvär” come from?

abstinensbesvär (Swedish) comes from Swedish besvär, from Swedish besvära, from Swedish be, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

abstinensbesvär (Swedish): physical or mental problems caused by withdrawal...

Definitions

  1. physical or mental problems caused by withdrawal...

Ancestry of “abstinensbesvär”, step by step

abstinensbesvär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish besvär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbesvära trouble, a problem; an appeal, a complaint
2Swedishbesvärato bother, to trouble, to inconvenience (cause (minor) discomfort to)
3Swedishbeto ask for, request someone else to do something;...
4SwedishbedjaDated form of be
5Portuguesevelhafeminine singular of velho; female equivalent of...
6Portuguesevelhoold; ancient; old; aged; old
7Old Portuguesevelho
8Late Latinveclus
9Latinvetulusold; little old, poor old; old man; little old...
10Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
11Proto-Italic-olos
12Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
13Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
14Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Swedish abstinens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishabstinenswithdrawal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin vetulus