Where does “missbruka” come from?
missbruka (Swedish) comes from Swedish miss, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
missbruka (Swedish): abuse
Definitions
- abuse
Ancestry of “missbruka”, step by step
missbruka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish miss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | miss | A failure to hit; A mistake; A beauty; a winner... |
| 2 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 3 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 4 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 5 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Swedish bruka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bruka | used to; be in the habit of; to cultivate, till,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brūken | to use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right |
| 3 | Old Saxon | brūkan | to enjoy, to make use of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |