Where does “förlagsbevis” come from?

förlagsbevis (Swedish) comes from Swedish bevis — a proof.

förlagsbevis (Swedish): debenture promissory note certifying that the holder has lent money without any specific collateral

Definitions

  1. debenture promissory note certifying that the holder has lent money without any specific collateral

Ancestry of “förlagsbevis”, step by step

förlagsbevis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bevis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbevisa proof

via Swedish förlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförlagan investment, an expense, a kind of business enterprise where a large one-time production cost is financed upfront, by a förläggare, resulting in a store supply, upplag, which is later sold a piece over an extended time to regain the investment; typically applied to shipping and to book publishing,
Every word from Swedish bevis