Where does “försäkringskassa” come from?
försäkringskassa (Swedish) comes from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
försäkringskassa (Swedish): a social insurance office; Swedish Social...
Definitions
- a social insurance office; Swedish Social...
Ancestry of “försäkringskassa”, step by step
försäkringskassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kassa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kassa | a capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point... |
| 2 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 3 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 4 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 5 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 6 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 7 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Swedish försäkring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försäkring | an insurance |
| 2 | Swedish | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |