Where does “brukspatron” come from?

brukspatron (Swedish) comes from Swedish bruk — a use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a...

brukspatron (Swedish): a (title for an) owner or manager of a mill or works (industrial facility, usually dealing with iron, wood, or glass)

Definitions

  1. a (title for an) owner or manager of a mill or works (industrial facility, usually dealing with iron, wood, or glass)

Ancestry of “brukspatron”, step by step

brukspatron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbruka use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a...

via Swedish patron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpatroncartridge for a fire arm
Every word from Swedish bruk
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