Where does “doktorsavhandling” come from?
doktorsavhandling (Swedish) comes from Swedish avhandling, from Swedish avhandla, from Swedish handla, from Old Swedish handla, from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
doktorsavhandling (Swedish): a PhD thesis, a dissertation
Definitions
- a PhD thesis, a dissertation
Ancestry of “doktorsavhandling”, step by step
doktorsavhandling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish avhandling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avhandling | a thesis, a dissertation |
| 2 | Swedish | avhandla | to discuss, to negotiate, to go over, to handle... |
| 3 | Swedish | handla | to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | handla | to touch, to reach; to handle |
| 5 | Old Norse | handla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via Swedish doktor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | doktor | doctor; physician; doctor; person who has... |
| 2 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |