Where does “förtjänstorden” come from?
förtjänstorden (Swedish) comes from Swedish orden, from Latin ōrdinem, from Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdināre, from Latin ōrdō, from Proto-Italic ored(h)- — to arrange.
förtjänstorden (Swedish): an order of merit
Definitions
- an order of merit
Ancestry of “förtjänstorden”, step by step
förtjänstorden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish orden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | orden | an order (society, religious, of knights, or masonic) |
| 2 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 5 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
via Swedish förtjänst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förtjänst | merit; wages, earnings, salary; payment or... |
| 2 | Swedish | tjänst | a service; a position, a job, an employment,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | thienst | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |