Where does “omröstning” come from?
omröstning (Swedish) comes from Swedish röstning, from Swedish rösta, from Swedish röst, from German rōst, from Middle High German rōst, from Old High German rōst, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan.
omröstning (Swedish): a vote, a ballot (the process of voting), a referendum
Definitions
- a vote, a ballot (the process of voting), a referendum
Ancestry of “omröstning”, step by step
omröstning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish röstning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | röstning | voting |
| 2 | Swedish | rösta | to vote |
| 3 | Swedish | röst | voice; vote |
| 4 | German | rōst | roofing frame |
| 5 | Middle High German | rōst | — |
| 6 | Old High German | rōst | — |
| 7 | Old French | rostir | to roast; to torture by subjecting to fire |
| 8 | Frankish | rōstjan | to roast |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | raustijaną | to roast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hrews- | — |
via Swedish öm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |