Where does “hälsovård” come from?
hälsovård (Swedish) comes from Swedish hälsa, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
hälsovård (Swedish): health care
Definitions
- health care
Ancestry of “hälsovård”, step by step
hälsovård traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hälsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hälsa | health; to greet, salute; bid welcome; to send... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |