Where does “förtidsröstning” come from?
förtidsröstning (Swedish) comes from Swedish förtidsrösta, from Swedish rösta, from Swedish röst, from German rōst, from Middle High German rōst, from Old High German rōst, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan.
förtidsröstning (Swedish): early voting
Definitions
- early voting
Ancestry of “förtidsröstning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förtidsrösta | early vote |
| 2 | Swedish | rösta | to vote |
| 3 | Swedish | röst | voice; vote |
| 4 | German | rōst | roofing frame |
| 5 | Middle High German | rōst | — |
| 6 | Old High German | rōst | — |
| 7 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 8 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |