Where does “ansvara” come from?
ansvara (Swedish) comes from Swedish ansvar, from Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic andaswarō, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
ansvara (Swedish): to be responsible, to take responsibility, to be...
Definitions
- to be responsible, to take responsibility, to be...
Ancestry of “ansvara”, step by step
ansvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ansvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ansvar | responsibility; responsibility; a duty or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | andsvar | answer, reply, decision |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | andaswarō | answer, reply |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |