Where does “klimatförändring” come from?
klimatförändring (Swedish) comes from Swedish förändring, from Swedish förändra, from Swedish ändra, from German antragen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna — on, onto.
klimatförändring (Swedish): climate change
Definitions
- climate change
Ancestry of “klimatförändring”, step by step
klimatförändring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förändring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förändring | transformation, change (the process of becoming different) |
| 2 | Swedish | förändra | to change or to modify a state or a condition |
| 3 | Swedish | ändra | to change, to modify; to change one's mind |
| 4 | German | antragen | to offer |
| 5 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 6 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 7 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 8 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish klimat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klimat | climate |