Where does “förvaltningsavdelning” come from?
förvaltningsavdelning (Swedish) comes from Swedish förvaltning, from Swedish förvalta, from German verwalten, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
förvaltningsavdelning (Swedish): office for administrative affairs
Definitions
- office for administrative affairs
Ancestry of “förvaltningsavdelning”, step by step
förvaltningsavdelning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förvaltning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förvaltning | administration, maintenance, management; an... |
| 2 | Swedish | förvalta | to administer, to administrate, to manage |
| 3 | German | verwalten | to manage; to administer |
| 4 | German | Ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away' |
| 5 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish avdelning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avdelning | department; division |
| 2 | Swedish | avdela | — |
| 3 | Swedish | dela | to deal, share; divide something between... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | dēla | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 5 | Old Norse | deila | to divide, split into parts; to deal out,... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᚨᛚᛁᛞᚢᚾ | to share, to distribute |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |