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
- a real estate agency
Ancestry of “fastighetsmäklare”, step by step
fastighetsmäklare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mäklare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mäklare | a broker, a mediator |
| 2 | Swedish | mäkla | IPA: /²ˈmɛkːˌla/; to broker, to mediate, to... |
| 3 | Low German | mäkeln | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Swedish fastighet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fastighet | a property (piece of land, including any buildings) |