Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “förstärkare” come from?

förstärkare (Swedish) comes from Swedish förstärka, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną — to give.

förstärkare (Swedish): an amplifier

Definitions

  1. an amplifier

Ancestry of “förstärkare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförstärkato amplify, to fortify, to emphasize, to...
2Swedishförtoo; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...
3Swedishbuda message; a commandment , a rule that must be...
4Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
5Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
6Old Swedishgivato give
7Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
8Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →