Where does “bidragsfälla” come from?

bidragsfälla (Swedish) comes from Swedish fälla, from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

bidragsfälla (Swedish): benefit trap, welfare trap

Definitions

  1. benefit trap, welfare trap

Ancestry of “bidragsfälla”, step by step

bidragsfälla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fälla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfällatrap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;...
2Old Swedishfællato fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent
3Old Norsefella
4Proto-Germanicfallijanąto cause to fall, to fell
5Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
7Slovincianpólhalf
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Swedish bidrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbidraga contribution; a subsidy, a social benefit, aid,...
2Swedishbidrato contribute
3Swedishdrapull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for...
4SwedishdragaDated form of dra
5Middle Low Germandragen
6Old Saxondraganto go, to travel
7Proto-Germanicdragan
8Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-