Where does “avrättning” come from?
avrättning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avrätta, from Old Swedish rætta, from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
avrättning (Swedish): execution (event or act of putting someone who can not reasonably defend themselves to death (as punishment))
Definitions
- execution (event or act of putting someone who can not reasonably defend themselves to death (as punishment))
Ancestry of “avrättning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avrätta | to execute, put to death |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rætta | to straighten, make straight; to raise; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | rétta | to make straight, straighten; to stretch out,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |