Where does “födsel” come from?

födsel (Swedish) comes from Swedish föda, from Old Swedish føþa, from Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

födsel (Swedish): birth the process of childbearing

Definitions

  1. birth the process of childbearing

Ancestry of “födsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfödafood; sustenance; to feed; to give birth to
2Old Swedishføþato feed, nourish; to give birth; to produce,...
3Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “födsel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Norse fœða →