Where does “bruksanvisning” come from?

bruksanvisning (Swedish) comes from Swedish anvisning, from Swedish anvisa, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

bruksanvisning (Swedish): manual

Definitions

  1. manual

Ancestry of “bruksanvisning”, step by step

bruksanvisning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish anvisning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanvisning(an) instruction
2Swedishanvisato assign, to allot, to show
3Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
4EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
5Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
6Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Swedish bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbruka use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an