Where does “hostskydd” come from?

hostskydd (Swedish) comes from Swedish skydd, from Swedish skydda, from Swedish beskydda — to protect.

hostskydd (Swedish): a sneeze guard; a transparent separator between staff and customers, or between people and unpacked food

Definitions

  1. a sneeze guard; a transparent separator between staff and customers, or between people and unpacked food

Ancestry of “hostskydd”, step by step

hostskydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskydda protection; something that covers or protects;...
2Swedishskyddaprotect
3Swedishbeskyddato protect

via Swedish höst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöstautumn; the time towards the end of a life; the...
2Old Norsehausta—
Every word from Swedish beskydda →Every word from Swedish skydda →Every word from Swedish skydd →