Where does “förmedling” come from?
förmedling (Swedish) comes from Swedish förmedla, 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 — bright; to shine; to see.
förmedling (Swedish): intermediation, proxy; an agency
Definitions
- intermediation, proxy; an agency
Ancestry of “förmedling”, step by step
förmedling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förmedla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förmedla | to mediate, to act as a proxy, to make a deal |
| 2 | Swedish | medla | to mediate, to act as a proxy, to make a deal |
| 3 | Swedish | medel | a means (to an end) |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via German Vermittlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vermittlung | intermediation; agency; switching |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |