Where does “avlösa” come from?
avlösa (Swedish) comes from German ablösen, from German lösen, from Dutch lozen, from Middle Dutch lôsen, from Old Dutch lōsen, from Proto-West Germanic lausijan, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
avlösa (Swedish): to change (one worker for another), to relieve, to take over (for another person)
Definitions
- to change (one worker for another), to relieve, to take over (for another person)
Ancestry of “avlösa”, step by step
avlösa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ablösen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ablösen | To detach or remove; To supersede or take over... |
| 2 | German | lösen | to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | lozen | to drain, to discharge; to drive away, to force... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lôsen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lōsen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lausijan | to release, to set free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |