Where does “förfrysning” come from?
förfrysning (Swedish) comes from Swedish förfrysa, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną — to give.
förfrysning (Swedish): frostbite
Definitions
- frostbite
Ancestry of “förfrysning”, step by step
förfrysning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förfrysa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förfrysa | to suffer frostbite |
| 2 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 3 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 4 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 5 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 7 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |