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Where does “landsting” come from?

landsting (Swedish) comes from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

landsting (Swedish): a representative body for a country , a...

Definitions

  1. a representative body for a country , a...

Ancestry of “landsting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-s-rat; treecreeper; coffee
2Swedish-för—
3Old Swedishfor—
4Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “landsting”

  • landstingsdirektör
  • landstingsråd
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