Where does “biståndsminister” come from?

biståndsminister (Swedish) comes from Swedish minister, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

biståndsminister (Swedish): a minister for international development...

Definitions

  1. a minister for international development...

Ancestry of “biståndsminister”, step by step

biståndsminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish minister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishministera minister
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

via Swedish bistånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbiståndaid, support; international development...
2Middle Low Germanbistand—
3GermanBeistandassistance, aid, support
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →