Where does “militärtjänst” come from?
militärtjänst (Swedish) comes from Swedish militär, from French militaire, from Middle French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
militärtjänst (Swedish): military service
Definitions
- military service
Ancestry of “militärtjänst”, step by step
militärtjänst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish militär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | militär | military; the military; a military, a soldier |
| 2 | French | militaire | military, militaristic; military |
| 3 | Middle French | militaire | military |
| 4 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 5 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Swedish tjänst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tjänst | a service; a position, a job, an employment,... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | thienst | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |