Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “målgörare” come from?

målgörare (Swedish) comes from Swedish görare, from Swedish göra, from Old Swedish gøra, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.

målgörare (Swedish): a scorer; the one who scores

Definitions

  1. a scorer; the one who scores

Ancestry of “målgörare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgörare—
2Swedishgörawork, task; to do; to make, to produce, to create
3Old Swedishgøra—
4Old Norsegerato do, make
5Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
6Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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