Where does “flyttfirma” come from?

flyttfirma (Swedish) comes from Swedish firma, from Italian firma, from Italian firmare, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

flyttfirma (Swedish): a moving company (helping people move possessions between residences)

Definitions

  1. a moving company (helping people move possessions between residences)

Ancestry of “flyttfirma”, step by step

flyttfirma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish firma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfirmaa firm, a company
2Italianfirmasignature; third-person singular present...
3Italianfirmareto sign
4Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
5LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
6Proto-Italicfermos
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Swedish flytt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflytta move, a relocation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-