Where does “förkrosselse” come from?
förkrosselse (Swedish) comes from Swedish förkrossa, 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.
förkrosselse (Swedish): devastation deep emotional shock or despair
Definitions
- devastation deep emotional shock or despair
Ancestry of “förkrosselse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förkrossa | to crush, to devastate (often psychologically) |
| 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 |