Where does “fakultetsnämnd” come from?
fakultetsnämnd (Swedish) comes from Swedish nämnd, from Swedish nämna, from Swedish -värd, from Swedish värd, from Old Swedish værþer, from Old Norse verðr, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
fakultetsnämnd (Swedish): a faculty committee
Definitions
- a faculty committee
Ancestry of “fakultetsnämnd”, step by step
fakultetsnämnd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nämnd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nämnd | mentioned |
| 2 | Swedish | nämna | to mention, to name |
| 3 | Swedish | -värd | -worthy |
| 4 | Swedish | värd | worth; worthy; having a value; a host; a... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | værþer | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | verðr | meal; worth; worthy, deserving |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Swedish fakultet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fakultet | faculty; a division of a university; factorial |
| 2 | Latin | facultās | ability to do any thing easily, skill, capacity, power |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fakelitāts | — |