Where does “importförbud” come from?

importförbud (Swedish) comes from Swedish förbud, from Swedish för, from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną — to give.

importförbud (Swedish): import ban

Definitions

  1. import ban

Ancestry of “importförbud”, step by step

importförbud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förbud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförbuda prohibition
2Swedishförtoo; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...
3Swedishbuda message (also budskap)
4Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
5Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
6Old Swedishgivato give
7Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
8Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Swedish import

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishimportimport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gebanąEvery word from Old Norse gefa