Where does “krigsskadestånd” come from?

krigsskadestånd (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.

krigsskadestånd (Swedish): war reparations

Definitions

  1. war reparations

Ancestry of “krigsskadestånd”, step by step

krigsskadestånd 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 skadestånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskadestånddamages, tort
2Swedishstånderection; estate, social standing, social class;...
3Swedishståstand; be in an upright position; be at a...
4Old Swedishstā—
5Old Norsestandato stand
6Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti →