Where does “ordföljd” come from?
ordföljd (Swedish) comes from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
ordföljd (Swedish): word order
Definitions
- word order
Ancestry of “ordföljd”, step by step
ordföljd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ord | word; A distinct unit of language with a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | orþ | word |
| 3 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Swedish följd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | följd | series, sequence; a number of things that follow... |