Where does “merkostnad” come from?

merkostnad (Swedish) comes from Swedish mer, from Old Swedish mēr, from Old Norse meir, from Proto-Germanic maiz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

merkostnad (Swedish): additional cost

Definitions

  1. additional cost

Ancestry of “merkostnad”, step by step

merkostnad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishmerComparative form of "mycket", used in...
2Old Swedishmēr
3Old Norsemeir
4Proto-Germanicmaizmore, to a greater degree
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

via Swedish kostnad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkostnadcost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic maizEvery word from Old Norse meir