Where does “fastighetsmäklare” come from?

fastighetsmäklare (Swedish) comes from Swedish mäklare, from Swedish mäkla, from Low German mäkeln, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

fastighetsmäklare (Swedish): a real estate agency

Definitions

  1. a real estate agency

Ancestry of “fastighetsmäklare”, step by step

fastighetsmäklare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mäklare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmäklarea broker, a mediator
2SwedishmäklaIPA: /²ˈmɛkːˌla/; to broker, to mediate, to...
3Low Germanmäkeln
4Middle Low Germanmāken
5Old Saxonmakōnto make
6Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
7Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Swedish fastighet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfastigheta property (piece of land, including any buildings)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic makazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic makōn