Where does “försöksverksamhet” come from?
försöksverksamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish försök, from Swedish försöka, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.
försöksverksamhet (Swedish): an activity performed on a trial basis (within an organization or the like)
Definitions
- an activity performed on a trial basis (within an organization or the like)
Ancestry of “försöksverksamhet”, step by step
försöksverksamhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish försök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försök | go, try, attempt |
| 2 | Swedish | försöka | to attempt, to try |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish verksamhet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | verksamhet | goal-oriented activity (either commercial or more general goal-oriented activity, carried out on an ongoing basis, often within an organization or group) |
| 2 | Swedish | verksam | active, busy, working in some area; effective,... |
| 3 | Swedish | -sam | -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -samr | -some |
| 5 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 6 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |