Where does “okulärbesiktning” come from?

okulärbesiktning (Swedish) comes from Swedish okulär, from French oculaire, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

okulärbesiktning (Swedish): visual inspection

Definitions

  1. visual inspection

Ancestry of “okulärbesiktning”, step by step

okulärbesiktning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish okulär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishokulärocular
2Frenchoculaireocular; eye
3Latinoculārisof or pertaining to the eyes, ocular
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Swedish besiktning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbesiktningan inspection (of troops, of vehicles, of buildings, of businesses, etc.)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-