Where does “förmedla” come from?
förmedla (Swedish) comes from Swedish medla, from Swedish medel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.
förmedla (Swedish): to mediate, to act as a proxy, to make a deal
Definitions
- to mediate, to act as a proxy, to make a deal
Ancestry of “förmedla”, step by step
förmedla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish medla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medla | to mediate, to act as a proxy, to make a deal |
| 2 | Swedish | medel | a means (to an end) |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Swedish för
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 3 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 4 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 6 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |