Where does “hemvärn” come from?

hemvärn (Swedish) comes from Swedish hem, from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

hemvärn (Swedish): home guard, state defense forces; a back-up...

Definitions

  1. home guard, state defense forces; a back-up...

Ancestry of “hemvärn”, step by step

hemvärn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhemhome; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
2Swedishtentaexam, examination; to take an exam
3Swedishtentamenan examination
4Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
5Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
6Proto-Italic*-mn̥—

via Swedish värn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvärnguard, protection, defense

Words derived from “hemvärn”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-mn̥ →Every word from Latin -men →Every word from Latin tentamen →