Where does “anskaffning” come from?
anskaffning (Swedish) comes from Swedish anskaffa, from German anschaffen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
anskaffning (Swedish): acquisition
Definitions
- acquisition
Ancestry of “anskaffning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | anskaffa | acquire |
| 2 | German | anschaffen | to get, purchase, buy; to work as a prostitute,... |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |