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
- benefit trap, welfare trap
Ancestry of “bidragsfälla”, step by step
bidragsfälla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fälla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fälla | trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fælla | to fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent |
| 3 | Old Norse | fella | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallijaną | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Swedish bidrag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bidrag | a contribution; a subsidy, a social benefit, aid,... |
| 2 | Swedish | bidra | to contribute |
| 3 | Swedish | dra | pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for... |
| 4 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |