Where does “fackföreningsledare” come from?
fackföreningsledare (Swedish) comes from Swedish fackförening, from Swedish förening, from Swedish förena, from Old Swedish förena, from German vereinen, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra- — passed , crossed.
fackföreningsledare (Swedish): a trade union leader
Ancestry of “fackföreningsledare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | fackförening | a trade union |
| 2 | Swedish | förening | association, organization; chemical compound;... |
| 3 | Swedish | förena | to unite |
| 4 | Old Swedish | förena | — |
| 5 | German | vereinen | To unite; To join; To combine |
| 6 | German | Ver- | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |