Where does “erövra” come from?

erövra (Swedish) comes from German erobern, from Middle High German geoberen, from Old High German gaobarōn.

erövra (Swedish): to conquer, to seize (a piece of land, a country)

Definitions

  1. to conquer, to seize (a piece of land, a country)

Ancestry of “erövra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerobernto conquer; to win
2Middle High Germangeoberen—
3Old High Germangaobarōn—

Words derived from “erövra”

Every word from Old High German gaobarōn →Every word from Middle High German geoberen →Every word from German erobern →