Where does “säkerhetsstyrka” come from?

säkerhetsstyrka (Swedish) comes from Swedish styrka, from Old Swedish styrkia, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

säkerhetsstyrka (Swedish): a guard, a militia

Definitions

  1. a guard, a militia

Ancestry of “säkerhetsstyrka”, step by step

säkerhetsstyrka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish styrka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyrkastrength; force; a troop, a military force
2Old Swedishstyrkiato strengthen
3Old Norsestyrkja
4Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
5Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis

via Swedish säkerhet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäkerhetcertainty; security, safety; a security
2Old Swedishsikerhet
3Middle Low Germansekerheit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gisEvery word from Proto-Germanic sturkizEvery word from Old Norse styrkr