Where does “faktauppgift” come from?
faktauppgift (Swedish) comes from Swedish fäkta, from Old Swedish fækta, from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
faktauppgift (Swedish): a piece of factual information (that is communicated, in for example a report or news article), a fact
Definitions
- a piece of factual information (that is communicated, in for example a report or news article), a fact
Ancestry of “faktauppgift”, step by step
faktauppgift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fäkta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fäkta | to fight; to fence; to partake in fencing; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fækta | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vechten | to fight |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fehtan | to fight |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fehtan | to fight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via Swedish uppgift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | uppgift | a task (thing assigned to be done) |