Where does “förhållningssätt” come from?
förhållningssätt (Swedish) comes from Swedish förhållning, from Swedish förhålla, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.
förhållningssätt (Swedish): an approach, an attitude
Ancestry of “förhållningssätt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | förhållning | suspension; the slowing of a horse |
| 2 | Swedish | förhålla | to behave, to conduct; to remain, to keep; to be ... |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message; a commandment , a rule that must be... |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |