Where does “riksföreståndare” come from?
riksföreståndare (Swedish) comes from Swedish föreståndare, from Swedish förestå, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
riksföreståndare (Swedish): regent, a regent of Sweden
Definitions
- regent, a regent of Sweden
Ancestry of “riksföreståndare”, step by step
riksföreståndare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish föreståndare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | föreståndare | a superintendent, a manager; "chiefly" for a... |
| 2 | Swedish | förestå | to manage, to lead, to be in charge |
| 3 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 6 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Swedish rike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rike | a realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ríki | realm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīkiją | rulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |