Where does “förtryckare” come from?
förtryckare (Swedish) comes from Swedish förtrycka, 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 — boundary, end.
förtryckare (Swedish): oppressor
Definitions
- oppressor
Ancestry of “förtryckare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förtrycka | to oppress |
| 2 | Swedish | trycka | to print; to copy something on a surface; apply... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | þrykkia | to press, to squeeze; to thrust |
| 4 | Old Norse | þrykkja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |