Where does “pedagogisk” come from?

pedagogisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish pedagog, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pedagogisk (Swedish): pedagogic, pertaining to teaching, successful at...

Definitions

  1. pedagogic, pertaining to teaching, successful at...

Ancestry of “pedagogisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpedagogpedagogue, teacher
2Ancient Greekπαιδαγωγόςoriginally, a slave who accompanied a child to...
3Ancient Greekἀγωγόςleading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to
4Ancient Greekἄγωto lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
5Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ágō
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