Where does “främlingslegionär” come from?
främlingslegionär (Swedish) comes from Swedish legionär, from French légionnaire, from French légion, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
främlingslegionär (Swedish): legionnaire
Definitions
- legionnaire
Ancestry of “främlingslegionär”, step by step
främlingslegionär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish legionär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | legionär | legionary member of a legion |
| 2 | French | légionnaire | legionary |
| 3 | French | légion | legion |
| 4 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Swedish främling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | främling | stranger; alien, foreigner; outsider |
| 2 | German | Fremdling | stranger |
| 3 | Middle High German | vremdelinc | — |