Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “anvisning” come from?

anvisning (Swedish) comes from Swedish anvisa, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

Ancestry of “anvisning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanvisato assign, to allot, to show
2Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
3EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
4Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
5Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “anvisning”

  • bruksanvisning
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