Where does “förmånstagare” come from?

förmånstagare (Swedish) comes from Swedish förmån, 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.

förmånstagare (Swedish): beneficiary

Definitions

  1. beneficiary

Ancestry of “förmånstagare”, step by step

förmånstagare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förmån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförmåna benefit
2Swedishförtoo; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...
3Swedishbuda message (also budskap)
4Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
5Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
6Old Swedishgivato give
7Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
8Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish tagare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtagarea taker
2SwedishtagaDated form of ta
3Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gebanąEvery word from Old Norse gefa