Where does “könssjukdom” come from?
könssjukdom (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjukdom, from Old Norse sjúkdómr, from Old Norse -dómr, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
könssjukdom (Swedish): sexually transmitted disease; STD
Definitions
- sexually transmitted disease; STD
Ancestry of “könssjukdom”, step by step
könssjukdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sjukdom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjukdom | disease, illness; sickness |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjúkdómr | sickness |
| 3 | Old Norse | -dómr | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |