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Where does “bostadskredit” come from?

bostadskredit (Swedish) comes from Swedish bostad, from Swedish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia — to turn, to bend.

bostadskredit (Swedish): a housing credit, a mortgage loan

Definitions

  1. a housing credit, a mortgage loan

Ancestry of “bostadskredit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbostada home, a house, an apartment
2SwedishBo—
3Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
4Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
5Frenchbouée—
6Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
7Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
8Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
9Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
10Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
11LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
12Proto-Italickorwos—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
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