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Where does “försvarslinje” come from?

försvarslinje (Swedish) comes from Swedish försvar, 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.

försvarslinje (Swedish): a defense line

Definitions

  1. a defense line

Ancestry of “försvarslinje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförsvara defence
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- →