Where does “ansvarsfrihet” come from?

ansvarsfrihet (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.

ansvarsfrihet (Swedish): freedom from responsibility, discharge from liability

Definitions

  1. freedom from responsibility, discharge from liability

Ancestry of “ansvarsfrihet”, step by step

ansvarsfrihet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ansvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishansvarresponsibility; responsibility; a duty or...
2Old Norseandsvaranswer, reply, decision
3Proto-Germanicandaswarōanswer, reply
4Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Swedish fri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrifree, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,...
2Middle Low Germanvrīfree
3Old Saxonfrīfree
4Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
5Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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