Where does “personligt brev” come from?

personligt brev (Swedish) comes from Swedish brev, from Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

personligt brev (Swedish): a cover letter (usually for a resume or curriculum vitae)

Definitions

  1. a cover letter (usually for a resume or curriculum vitae)

Ancestry of “personligt brev”, step by step

personligt brev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish brev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrevletter; written note; parcel within certain size...
2Old Norsebréf
3Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Swedish personligt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpersonligt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis