Where does “bidragssystem” come from?
bidragssystem (Swedish) comes from Swedish bidrag, from Swedish bidra, from Swedish dra, from Swedish draga, from Middle Low German dragen, from Old Saxon dragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
bidragssystem (Swedish): system of benefits and grants, welfare system
Definitions
- system of benefits and grants, welfare system
Ancestry of “bidragssystem”, step by step
bidragssystem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Swedish system
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | system | a system, a way or method of organizing items and... |
| 2 | French | système | system; period |
| 3 | Middle French | systeme | system |
| 4 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |