Where does “gisslanförhandlare” come from?
gisslanförhandlare (Swedish) comes from Swedish förhandlare, from Swedish förhandla, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa — to give.
gisslanförhandlare (Swedish): hostage negotiator
Definitions
- hostage negotiator
Ancestry of “gisslanförhandlare”, step by step
gisslanförhandlare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förhandlare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förhandlare | negotiator |
| 2 | Swedish | förhandla | to negotiate (confer to reach an agreement), to bargain |
| 3 | Swedish | för | too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the... |
| 4 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 5 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 6 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 8 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish gisslan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gisslan | hostage (person given as a pledge or security) |