Where does “bekvämlighetsinrättning” come from?
bekvämlighetsinrättning (Swedish) comes from Swedish inrättning, from Swedish inrätta, from Swedish råtta, from Swedish rätt, from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz — to fit, to fix, to put together.
bekvämlighetsinrättning (Swedish): a toilet, usually a public convenience (public toilet)
Definitions
- a toilet, usually a public convenience (public toilet)
Ancestry of “bekvämlighetsinrättning”, step by step
bekvämlighetsinrättning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish inrättning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | inrättning | institution, facility |
| 2 | Swedish | inrätta | to install, to establish, to organize, to arrange |
| 3 | Swedish | råtta | rat; an omnivorous rodent of the genus "Rattus" |
| 4 | Swedish | rätt | right, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Swedish bekvämlighet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bekvämlighet | comfort, convenience |