Where does “företagsledare” come from?
företagsledare (Swedish) comes from Swedish företag, 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.
företagsledare (Swedish): a business manager
Definitions
- a business manager
Ancestry of “företagsledare”, step by step
företagsledare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish företag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | företag | a venture, an enterprise, a company |
| 2 | Swedish | företa | to undertake, to do |
| 3 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 6 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Swedish ledare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ledare | comparative degree of led; a leader; ruler;... |
| 2 | Swedish | leda | boredom; to lead; to guide, to conduct; to be in... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | leþa | to lead; to transport |
| 4 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |