Where does “generalöverste” come from?
generalöverste (Swedish) comes from Swedish general, from German general, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
generalöverste (Swedish): a colonel general
Definitions
- a colonel general
Ancestry of “generalöverste”, step by step
generalöverste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish general
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | general | a general; a military title; an Air Chief Marshal |
| 2 | German | general | general |
| 3 | French | général | general; general, usual |
| 4 | Old French | general | general |
| 5 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Swedish överste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | överste | a colonel; a group captain |
| 2 | German | Oberst | colonel |
| 3 | German | ob | if, whether; on account of; over, above, on |
| 4 | Middle High German | obe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | oba | above; Alternative form of ibu |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *jabē | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jabai | when, if |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ē- | then, at that time |