Where does “mellankrigstid” come from?

mellankrigstid (Swedish) comes from Swedish krig, from Swedish skadeersättning, from Swedish ersättning, from Swedish ersätta, from German ersetzen, from Middle High German ersetzen, from Old High German irsezzen, from Proto-Germanic *uʀsattjan — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

mellankrigstid (Swedish): interwar period

Definitions

  1. interwar period

Ancestry of “mellankrigstid”, step by step

mellankrigstid traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrigwar
2Swedishskadeersättningcompensation for damages
3Swedishersättninga replacement; a compensation, a payment
4Swedishersättareplace
5Germanersetzento replace, to substitute
6Middle High Germanersetzen
7Old High Germanirsezzen
8Proto-Germanic*uʀsattjan
9Proto-Germanic*sattjan
10Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
11Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
12Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Swedish tid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtidtime; time, period, era
2Old Swedishtiþtime; occasion; moment
3Old Norsetíðtime; hour; divine service, prayers
4Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Swedish mellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmellanbetween
2Old Norsemiðlum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti
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