Where does “företag” come from?

företag (Swedish) comes from Swedish företa, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

företag (Swedish): a venture, an enterprise, a company

Definitions

  1. a venture, an enterprise, a company

Ancestry of “företag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishföretato undertake, to do
2Swedishförein front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...
3Old Swedishfȳrir—
4Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
5Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “företag”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →
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