Where does “krigslist” come from?

krigslist (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.

krigslist (Swedish): stratagem military tactic intended to deceive or surprise; ruse de guerre

Definitions

  1. stratagem military tactic intended to deceive or surprise; ruse de guerre

Ancestry of “krigslist”, step by step

krigslist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrigwar
2Swedishskadeersättningcompensation for damages
3Swedishersättninga replacement; a compensation, a payment
4Swedishersättareplace
5Germanersetzento replace, to substitute
6Middle High Germanersetzen
7Old High Germanirsezzen
8Proto-Germanic*uʀsattjan
9Proto-Germanic*sattjan
10Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
11Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
12Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Swedish list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlistsmartness, trick, cunning
2Old Swedishlistskill, proficiency; art, craft; cunning, slyness
3Old Norselist
4Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti