Where does “avdelningschef” come from?
avdelningschef (Swedish) comes from Swedish chef, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
avdelningschef (Swedish): a deputy director-general; a head of division
Definitions
- a deputy director-general; a head of division
Ancestry of “avdelningschef”, step by step
avdelningschef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | chef | A boss; person in charge, person who directly... |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Swedish avdelning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avdelning | department; division |
| 2 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 3 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 5 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |