Where does “blåljussabotage” come from?
blåljussabotage (Swedish) comes from Swedish blåljus, from Swedish blå, from Swedish trä, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
blåljussabotage (Swedish): to intentionally attack, obstruct, or in some other way make work difficult for ambulance, fire brigade, and police
Definitions
- to intentionally attack, obstruct, or in some other way make work difficult for ambulance, fire brigade, and police
Ancestry of “blåljussabotage”, step by step
blåljussabotage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blåljus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blåljus | emergency vehicle lighting |
| 2 | Swedish | blå | blue; of or pertaining to conservatives or... |
| 3 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 4 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 6 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Swedish sabotage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sabotage | sabotage |
| 2 | French | sabotage | sabotage |
| 3 | French | -age | Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 4 | Middle French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 5 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 6 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -āticum | — |