Where does “befälsordning” come from?
befälsordning (Swedish) comes from Swedish ordning, from Swedish -ing, from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.
befälsordning (Swedish): chain of command
Definitions
- chain of command
Ancestry of “befälsordning”, step by step
befälsordning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ordning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ordning | order; orderliness, tidiness |
| 2 | Swedish | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |
via Swedish befäl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | befäl | a military officer |