Where does “frihandelssammanslutning” come from?
frihandelssammanslutning (Swedish) comes from Swedish sammanslutning, from Swedish sammansluta, from Swedish sluta, from Old Swedish slūta, from Low German sluten, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
frihandelssammanslutning (Swedish): a free trade association
Definitions
- a free trade association
Ancestry of “frihandelssammanslutning”, step by step
frihandelssammanslutning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sammanslutning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sammanslutning | an association, a federation, a union |
| 2 | Swedish | sammansluta | to associate, to unite, to federate |
| 3 | Swedish | sluta | to stop (come to an end), to end (come to an end) |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slūta | — |
| 5 | Low German | sluten | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 7 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Swedish frihandel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frihandel | free trade |
| 2 | Swedish | fri | free, unconstrained; free, not imprisoned,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrī | free |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frī | free |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |