Where does “beskyddarverksamhet” come from?

beskyddarverksamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish verksamhet, from Swedish verksam, from Swedish -sam, from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της.

beskyddarverksamhet (Swedish): protection racket

Definitions

  1. protection racket

Ancestry of “beskyddarverksamhet”, step by step

beskyddarverksamhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish verksamhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverksamhetgoal-oriented activity (either commercial or more general goal-oriented activity, carried out on an ongoing basis, often within an organization or group)
2Swedishverksamactive, busy, working in some area; effective,...
3Swedish-sam-some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns
4Old Norse-samr-some
5Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
6LatinSamarītānus
7Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
8Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
9Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם

via Swedish beskydda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbeskyddato protect
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִםEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́τηςEvery word from Swedish -sam