Where does “chefsrådman” come from?
chefsrådman (Swedish) comes from Swedish rådman, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
chefsrådman (Swedish): a senior judge
Definitions
- a senior judge
Ancestry of “chefsrådman”, step by step
chefsrådman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rådman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rådman | a judge at a district court, a judge at a city... |
| 2 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 3 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 4 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 5 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 6 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Swedish chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | chef | A boss; person in charge, person who directly... |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |