Where does “förtrycka” come from?
förtrycka (Swedish) comes from Swedish trycka, from Old Swedish þrykkia, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos — boundary, end.
förtrycka (Swedish): to oppress
Definitions
- to oppress
Ancestry of “förtrycka”, step by step
förtrycka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trycka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trycka | to print; to copy something on a surface; apply... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þrykkia | to press, to squeeze; to thrust |
| 3 | Old Norse | þrykkja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 6 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 7 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
via Swedish för
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 3 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 4 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 6 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |