Where does “blyförgiftning” come from?
blyförgiftning (Swedish) comes from Swedish förgiftning, from Swedish förgifta, from Swedish för-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
blyförgiftning (Swedish): lead poisoning
Definitions
- lead poisoning
Ancestry of “blyförgiftning”, step by step
blyförgiftning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förgiftning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förgiftning | poisoning |
| 2 | Swedish | förgifta | to poison |
| 3 | Swedish | för- | fore-, at the front, before; related to German... |
| 4 | Old Norse | for- | for; fore- |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |