Where does “massarbetslöshet” come from?
massarbetslöshet (Swedish) comes from Swedish arbetslöshet, from Swedish arbetslös, from Swedish arbete, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
massarbetslöshet (Swedish): mass unemployment
Definitions
- mass unemployment
Ancestry of “massarbetslöshet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | arbetslöshet | unemployment |
| 2 | Swedish | arbetslös | unemployed |
| 3 | Swedish | arbete | work, job; work; effort expended on a particular... |
| 4 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 5 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 6 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |