Where does “motsvara” come from?
motsvara (Swedish) comes from Swedish svära, from Old Norse svara, from Proto-Germanic swarōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
motsvara (Swedish): to correspond, to meet
Definitions
- to correspond, to meet
Ancestry of “motsvara”, step by step
motsvara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish svära
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svära | to swear, to curse; to use offensive language; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svara | to sound; to answer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swarōną | To answer; to give a response |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |