Where does “nyanställning” come from?
nyanställning (Swedish) comes from Swedish nyanställa, from Swedish anställa, from German anstellen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.
Ancestry of “nyanställning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nyanställa | recruit |
| 2 | Swedish | anställa | to hire, to employ; to conduct |
| 3 | German | anstellen | to queue, to line up; to hire, to appoint; to... |
| 4 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 5 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 7 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |