Where does “krigskontraband” come from?
krigskontraband (Swedish) comes from Swedish krig, from Swedish skadeersättning, from Swedish ersättning, from Swedish ersätta, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
krigskontraband (Swedish): contraband of war
Definitions
- contraband of war
Ancestry of “krigskontraband”, step by step
krigskontraband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krig | war |
| 2 | Swedish | skadeersättning | compensation for damages |
| 3 | Swedish | ersättning | a replacement; a compensation, a payment |
| 4 | Swedish | ersätta | replace |
| 5 | German | ersetzen | to replace, to substitute |
| 6 | Middle High German | ersetzen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | irsezzen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *uʀsattjan | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Czech kontraband
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kontraband | inanimate; contraband |
| 2 | Italian | contrabbando | smuggling; contraband; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | bando | announcement, notice, call; banishment; ban |
| 4 | Latin | bannum | Alternative form of bannus; accusative singular... |
| 5 | Frankish | ban | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bannaną | to proclaim, to order; to summon; to ban |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |