Where does “prisjägare” come from?

prisjägare (Swedish) comes from Swedish pris, from French prise, from Old French prise, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.

prisjägare (Swedish): a bounty hunter

Definitions

  1. a bounty hunter

Ancestry of “prisjägare”, step by step

prisjägare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish pris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprisprice, cost of an action; price, cost to gain...
2Frenchprisesocket, wall socket; hold; grip
3Old Frenchpriseseizure; taking; capture
4Old Frenchprendreto take
5Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
8Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish jägare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjägarea hunter
2Swedishjagato hunt; to chase down prey
3Old Norsejaga
4Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
5Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
6Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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