Where does “livegenskap” come from?
livegenskap (Swedish) comes from Swedish livegen, from Swedish liv, from Old Swedish līf, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
livegenskap (Swedish): serfdom
Definitions
- serfdom
Ancestry of “livegenskap”, step by step
livegenskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish livegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | livegen | in villeinage, in serfdom, adscript; a serf, a... |
| 2 | Swedish | liv | life, lifetime, existence; living being,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | līf | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via German Leibeigenschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leibeigenschaft | serfdom a peasant's being bound to his lord's land and required to work for him |
| 2 | German | -schaft | -ship, -hood |
| 3 | Old High German | -skaft | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |