Where does “ortsregister” come from?
ortsregister (Swedish) comes from Swedish register, from Old Swedish register, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Latin regesta, from Latin regerere, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
ortsregister (Swedish): an index of place names
Definitions
- an index of place names
Ancestry of “ortsregister”, step by step
ortsregister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish register
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | register | a register, a list, an index, a catalog, a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | register | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | registrum | A register; a book in which things are recorded |
| 4 | Latin | regesta | nominative feminine singular of regestus;... |
| 5 | Latin | regerere | second-person singular imperfect passive... |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |