Where does “missuppfattning” come from?
missuppfattning (Swedish) comes from Swedish uppfattning, from Swedish uppfatta, from German auffassen, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
missuppfattning (Swedish): a misconception
Ancestry of “missuppfattning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | uppfattning | an opinion, a standpoint, a understanding |
| 2 | Swedish | uppfatta | to understand correctly; to read in a... |
| 3 | German | auffassen | to understand; to interpret |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |