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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförsökgo, try, attempt
2Swedishförsökato attempt, to try
3Swedishförtoo; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...
4Swedishbuda message (also budskap)
5Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
6Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
7Old Swedishgivato give
8Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
9Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish verksamhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverksamhetgoal-oriented activity (either commercial or more general goal-oriented activity, carried out on an ongoing basis, often within an organization or group)
2Swedishverksamactive, busy, working in some area; effective,...
3Swedish-sam-some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns
4Old Norse-samr-some
5Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
6LatinSamarītānus
7Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
8Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
9Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gebanąEvery word from Old Norse gefa