Where does “bruksmiljö” come from?
bruksmiljö (Swedish) comes from Swedish miljö, from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
bruksmiljö (Swedish): (typical) surroundings of (the older parts of) a (Swedish) mill town (bruksort) (including the (old) mill or works itself, workers' housing, often one or more manors, and often scenic natural surroundings); (old) mill environment/setting/surroundings, etc
Definitions
- (typical) surroundings of (the older parts of) a (Swedish) mill town (bruksort) (including the (old) mill or works itself, workers' housing, often one or more manors, and often scenic natural surroundings); (old) mill environment/setting/surroundings, etc
Ancestry of “bruksmiljö”, step by step
bruksmiljö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish miljö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | miljö | environment |
| 2 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 3 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 4 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 5 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Swedish bruk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bruk | a use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a... |