Where does “folkomröstning” come from?
folkomröstning (Swedish) comes from Swedish omröstning, from Swedish röstning, from Swedish rösta, from Swedish röst, from German rōst, from Middle High German rōst, from Old High German rōst, from Old French rostir.
folkomröstning (Swedish): a referendum; direct vote
Definitions
- a referendum; direct vote
Ancestry of “folkomröstning”, step by step
folkomröstning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish omröstning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | omröstning | a vote, a ballot (the process of voting), a referendum |
| 2 | Swedish | röstning | voting |
| 3 | Swedish | rösta | to vote |
| 4 | Swedish | röst | voice; vote |
| 5 | German | rōst | roofing frame |
| 6 | Middle High German | rōst | — |
| 7 | Old High German | rōst | — |
| 8 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 9 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |