Where does “medfånge” come from?
medfånge (Swedish) comes from Swedish med-, from Swedish med, from Old English mæþ, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
medfånge (Swedish): fellow prisoner
Definitions
- fellow prisoner
Ancestry of “medfånge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | med- | co-, fellow |
| 2 | Swedish | med | also, as well, too; with, together with, in the... |
| 3 | Old English | mæþ | measure, degree, proportion; measure or extent of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |