Where does “artbestämning” come from?
artbestämning (Swedish) comes from Swedish artbestämma, from Swedish ärt, from Old Swedish art, from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
artbestämning (Swedish): the identification of a species, determining...
Definitions
- the identification of a species, determining...
Ancestry of “artbestämning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | artbestämma | to determine which species an individual plant or... |
| 2 | Swedish | ärt | Any species in the Fabacea family; Plant of such... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | art | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | art | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *ard | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |