Where does “ansvarsförsäkring” come from?
ansvarsförsäkring (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.
ansvarsförsäkring (Swedish): liability insurance
Definitions
- liability insurance
Ancestry of “ansvarsförsäkring”, step by step
ansvarsförsäkring 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 försäkring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försäkring | an insurance |
| 2 | Swedish | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |