Where does “frihetskämpe” come from?

frihetskämpe (Swedish) comes from Swedish frihet, from Swedish -het, from Old Swedish -het, from Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hed, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

frihetskämpe (Swedish): freedom fighter

Definitions

  1. freedom fighter

Ancestry of “frihetskämpe”, step by step

frihetskämpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish frihet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrihetfreedom, liberty
2Swedish-hetProductive suffix giving an adjective a nounal...
3Old Swedish-het
4Middle Low German-heit
5Old Saxon-hedforming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns...
6Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
7Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-

via Swedish kämpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkämpefighter
2Danishkæmpegigantic, colossal; giant; warrior
3Middle Low Germankempe
4Old Saxonkempio
5Proto-Germanic*kamp
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-Every word from Swedish -hetEvery word from Proto-Germanic haiduz