Where does “förstfödslorätt” come from?

förstfödslorätt (Swedish) comes from Swedish rätt, from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

förstfödslorätt (Swedish): primogeniture

Definitions

  1. primogeniture

Ancestry of “förstfödslorätt”, step by step

förstfödslorätt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrättright, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,...
2Middle Low Germanrât—
3Old Saxonrāt—
4Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
5Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Swedish först

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförstfirst, firstly; having no predecessor; only
2Old Swedishfyrsterfirst
3Old Norsefyrstrfirst; foremost
4Proto-Germanicfuristazfirst, foremost
5Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish födsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfödselbirth the process of childbearing
2Swedishfödafood; sustenance; to feed; to give birth to
3Old Swedishføþato feed, nourish; to give birth; to produce,...
4Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →