Where does “nedköp” come from?

nedköp (Swedish) comes from Swedish ned, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

nedköp (Swedish): a change for something worse, a downgrade, a step down

Definitions

  1. a change for something worse, a downgrade, a step down

Ancestry of “nedköp”, step by step

nedköp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Swedish köp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköppurchase
2Old Swedishkø̄p—
3Old Swedishkø̄pato buy, to trade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →
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