Where does “kompoundmaskin” come from?

kompoundmaskin (Swedish) comes from Swedish maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

kompoundmaskin (Swedish): compound engine

Definitions

compound engine

Ancestry of “kompoundmaskin”, step by step

kompoundmaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish maskin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	maskin	machine
2	French	machine	machine, device; machine
3	Middle French	machine	machine; device
4	Latin	māchina	contrivance
5	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
6	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
8	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Swedish kompound

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	kompound	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →