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
Ancestry of “frihandelssammanslutning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | sammanslutning | an association, a federation, a union |
| 2 | Swedish | sammansluta | to associate, to unite, to federate |
| 3 | Swedish | sluta | to stop , to end; to quit; to cease doing... |
| 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 | — |
| 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,... |