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Where does “ackuschörska” come from?

ackuschörska (Swedish) comes from Swedish ackuschör, from French accoucheur, from French accoucher, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ackuschörska (Swedish): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “ackuschörska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishackuschöran accoucheur, a male midwife, an obstetrician
2Frenchaccoucheurmidwife; obstetrician
3Frenchaccoucherto give birth , to go into labour; to deliver
4Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
5Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
6Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
7Latincollocō—
8Latincōn-—
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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