Where does “allmännytta” come from?

allmännytta (Swedish) comes from Swedish allmän, from Old Norse almennr.

allmännytta (Swedish): benefit to a particular community as a whole, usually society; public benefit

Definitions

  1. benefit to a particular community as a whole, usually society; public benefit

Ancestry of “allmännytta”, step by step

allmännytta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish allmän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishallmängeneral (universal)
2Old Norsealmennr—

via Swedish nytta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnyttause, usefulness, utility
Every word from Old Norse almennr →Every word from Swedish allmän →