Where does “försvarsskrift” come from?
försvarsskrift (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.
försvarsskrift (Swedish): written defense; apology
Definitions
- written defense; apology
Ancestry of “försvarsskrift”, step by step
försvarsskrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish försvar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | försvar | a defence |
| 2 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 3 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 4 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 5 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 7 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish skrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skrift | a text, any written work, a book, a report, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skript | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schrift | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skrift | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skrifti | writing, scripture |
| 6 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 7 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |