Where does “fredsstiftare” come from?

fredsstiftare (Swedish) comes from Swedish stiftare, from Swedish -are, from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

fredsstiftare (Swedish): peacemaker

Definitions

  1. peacemaker

Ancestry of “fredsstiftare”, step by step

fredsstiftare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stiftare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstiftare
2Swedish-areRegular construction of comparative: ful →...
3Old Swedish-area suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs; such as væriare, from væria
4Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Swedish fred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfredpeace; a peace treaty
2Old Norsefriðrpeace
3Proto-Germanicfriþuzpeace, tranquility; sanctuary, refuge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios